Meijer introduced a new brick-and-mortar store concept — called Meijer Grocery — that will provide convenience for customers who are looking for a simplified shopping experience, while providing communities easier access to fresher foods.

The first two Meijer Grocery stores will open in early 2023 in neighborhoods in southeast Michigan. The new concept is the retailer's latest since first introducing the neighborhood market small format concept in August 2018 with the opening of Bridge Street Market on Grand Rapids' west side.

This summer, National Watermelon Promotion Board infused fresh online marketing trends into the Consumer Communications program to not only remain relevant but also thrive in today’s digital landscape.

Derek Seigfried from Gordon Food Service has been named the winner of California Giant Berry Farms’ 2022 Chef Invitational. Seigfried won the title of California Giant Berry Farms’ Top Chef with his Blackberry Lamb Kofta recipe.

We all hate to see the door slowly closing on summer. However, it is already September and before closing that summer door there are still a number of high-volume summer items to take advantage of for promotions. Get your share before it ends.

The Vineland Produce Auction has seen excellent quality produce and strong volume all summer, and will soon look to New Jersey’s fall produce season, according to the auction’s Carol DeFoor.

“The summer has gone well,” she said. “We’ve had a lot of volume, and quality is excellent. We had a drier summer, so there were no issues with quality.”

Peppers and hard squashes have been good movers, she noted. “All the stuff is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous.”

Sun Belle Inc. has added agriculture marketing expert Jennifer Sparks to its leadership team as director of marketing and communications.