The online grocery market posted $7.2 billion in total sales, down 7 percent compared to last year, according to the latest monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. This month’s downtrend was seen across all three receiving methods and was driven by a pullback in order frequency plus constrained spending per order, despite a larger base of monthly active users than the prior year.

Sun World International LLC launched a first-of-its-kind global marketing campaign for Autumncrisp brand green seedless grapes. The fully integrated campaign — expected to be the largest-ever for a branded grape — aims to raise retail and consumer awareness and stimulate demand for these unique branded grapes.

Based in Deerfield Beach, FL, The Rose Solution is a family-run business made up of independent contractors and a long-term, dedicated staff committed to upholding its founder, Richard Maldaner’s legacy.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture once again looks forward to the 2023 NEPC show as New England is the second largest market for Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables outside of the immediate tri-state market of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The International Fresh Produce Association has launched its new Produce Consumption Data Platform, giving IFPA members access to top-notch grocery retail sales data, including category specific insights and trends. IFPA partners with the industry-leading data provider Circana (formerly IRI + NPD) to provide members with the gold standard of retail fruit and vegetable sales data.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association estimates the state's 2023 fresh apple crop to come in just over 134 million standard 40-pound boxes of fresh apples, a 28.8 percent increase from 2022’s 104.3 million boxes. The 2022 harvest was much smaller than normal due to a very cold spring, with snow that inhibited pollination during bloom.