February is the perfect time to promote all the summer fruit from South America. There is a great variety of items to set up nice attractive displays in and around the produce department and store locations. The product supplies and quality is excellent overall. Here are items every retailer can choose when putting together your merchandising layout plan:

Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 17.2 percent but decreased in volume sales by 1.3 percent from October through December 2022 compared to the same time frame a year ago. Despite a slight decrease, volume sales remain above pre-pandemic levels.

Chile has shipped 58 percent more volume to the U.S. compared to the same time last year, and Chilean cherry promotions have been in full swing since late December. In addition to point-of-sale material, videos, new recipes, custom digital ads and in-store merchandising support, the committee has engaged in several new programs, including influencer marketing and TikTok.

For more than a century the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has been responsible for ensuring the safety of food products consumed by hundreds of millions of Americans each day while also advancing nutrition. After reviewing the findings and recommendations from external and internal reviews, the FDA identified issues surrounding culture, structure, resources and authorities, as well as several areas of need.

Avocados From Mexico dropped the official teaser for its 2023 Super Bowl ad. The commercial, featuring actress and comedic star Anna Faris in her Super Bowl debut, is part of the brand's perfectly ripe campaign designed to show how Avocados From Mexico makes everything better.

Although organic produce has been increasing in sales for more than a decade, ever since the pandemic, the numbers have grown even stronger as more people associated organic with being healthier and safer.