The booming popularity of avocados is putting growers and pachousdes under pressure to ioncresae throughputs — and when supply neets demand, quality will be the next big challenge.

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reached a major milestone in its partnership with Flashfood, a digital marketplace that connects consumers to heavily discounted food nearing its best-before date. Loblaw has diverted 40 million pounds of food from landfills and helped shoppers save more than $110 million on groceries. The landmark achievement is due to the integration of Flashfood's program across 720 Loblaw stores and franchises.

As Loblaw fights climate change by reducing food waste, consumers save money on groceries.

Jim Prevor, founder of Produce Business and CEO of Phoenix Media Network Inc., died from heart failure after being stricken by a heart attack and stroke. He was 61.

Mr. Prevor, a fourth-generation produce industry veteran, founded Produce Business in 1985, just a couple years after his education at Cornell University, according to Phoenix Media Network.

In 2010, he launched the New York Produce Show & Conference in partnership with the Eastern Produce Council. Subsequently he created the London Produce Show and the Amsterdam Produce Show.

While Joolies has only been an established brand since 2019, the farm and facility has been in operation since 1985. 

“Located in the heart of Coachella, CA, our family farm spans over 1,000 acres of Medjool and Deglet Noor date palms,” said Mark Masten, Joolies’ CEO. “Vertical integration is the foundation of our supply chain model. This has enabled us to control every aspect of the growing and distribution process.”

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Hy-Vee expanded “frictionless” shopping at almost 50 Midwest stores in eight states with its Scan & Go pilot program. This new technology allows shoppers to skip checkout lines by scanning item barcodes on their smartphone as they shop, then paying directly from their phone.