Kroger will deploy autonomous box trucks, looking to serve customers with increased delivery frequency, reliability and responsiveness. Under a collaboration with Gatik, its medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from a Kroger Customer Fulfillment Center in Dallas to multiple retail locations. The operations will launch in Q2, 2023.

Gatik, a leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, announced the multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network.

The Eastern Produce Council announced the members of its 2023 Leadership Class. An unprecedented class of 26 up-and-coming produce professionals will benefit from a wide array of professional development opportunities related to the produce industry.

In a year when the U.S. apple crop volume is down nearly 10 percent versus the prior year, retailers can look forward to a fresh crop arriving from the Southern Hemisphere keeping consumers shopping the apple deck and providing fresh picked flavor and promotional volumes throughout the spring and summer.

The start of Vidalia onion season is almost here, and fans can mark their calendars for April 17, when the sweet onions are set to ship to grocery stores across the country.

This year, Dole Food Co. is making it easier for sports fans filling out their NCAA basketball tournament brackets to score their daily servings of fruits and vegetables.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that Michigan apple producers have approved a referendum to continue the Michigan Apple Advertising and Promotion Program and implement the proposed changes presented by the Michigan Apple Committee.