Procurant, a cloud-based software company transforming the retail food supply chain, announced the successful implementation of the Procurant One technology platform for perishables purchasing, produce inspections and source-to-pay order management at Schnuck Markets Inc.

How essential are onions to your backyard or tailgate cookouts? Or parties and special occasions at home?  Or that “just like Grandma used to make only better” holiday side dish you take to every potluck?

Well, maybe it’s not the “bippity-boppity-boo” kind of magic that turns a pumpkin into a golden carriage, but only onions have the power to transform ho-hum backyard burgers into mouthwatering Oklahoma smash burgers, lackluster cheese tarts into Confetti Onion Tarts and Grandma’s applesauce into — you guessed it — Onion Sauce.

Living in a time when humans impact the earth, I do my best to make positive changes and live sustainability. Every minor tweak we can do brings us closer to a better planet. I also am making a point to teach my children the same so they can enjoy our environment along with generations to come.

Meijer is the first retailer nationwide to carry Earthbound Farm Organic Mini Peeled Carrots — packaged by Bolthouse Farms in compostable bags.

The partnership with Bolthouse Farms – one of the retailer's longest supplier relationships – reflects the company's preference for offering its customers more sustainable packaging options, said Ron Lovelace, director of produce for Meijer.

When you’re a part of the Treasure Valley’s onion community, your love for its wonderfully savory-sweet and famously versatile Spanish Sweet is considered a DNA marker.

You don’t simply talk the big Spanish Sweet onion talk; you walk the Spanish Sweet walk. And you consume Spanish Sweets and their big, big flavor with a passion.

Take, for instance, Sales Manager Jacob Gaschler at Fort Boise Produce in Parma, ID, who grew up in the Treasure Valley.

Fresh potatoes are a year-round sales powerhouse in the produce department, and recent data and analysis found they provide retailers with significant opportunities to drive additional customer engagement.