The Quebec Produce Marketing Association has named Mario Lalancette as its executive director. He succeeds Sophie Perreault, who served in that role for QPMA for the past 20 years.

Potatoes are often maligned on the nutritional front, with dietitians and nutritionists citing their high score on the glycemic index as a reason to limit consumption.

Katie Lilley of Hillenby, a communications consultancy working on behalf of Potatoes USA, sought to dispel that view during a session held at the recent Potato Expo in Austin, TX.

Instacart and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new public-private partnership to support and scale food as medicine interventions, including by increasing access to nutritious food and offering the tools needed to support better health and wellbeing for individuals and families across the country.

Wholesale Produce Supply LLC acquired the assets of G.O. Corp., a processor of fresh-cut produce. This acquisition substantially expands the fresh-cut capacity and product offerings of WPS Fresh, enhancing the company’s ability to meet the growing demands of its customers.

G.O. Fresh joins WPS Fresh’s growing footprint, including Wholesale Produce Supply in Minneapolis and Bandwagon in Vernon, CA.

The Organic Produce Summit is now open for retail registration. For its eighth annual event, the OPS will retain a similar format for attendees with a focus on forecasted industry trends for the 2024 year.

Americans are rapidly increasing use and adoption of artificial intelligence in their day-to-day lives, and American grocery shoppers are increasingly expecting retailers to leverage AI to improve their shopping experience.

Research by Intellias, a global retail technology partner, revealed that 33 percent of U.S. consumers already use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT in their day-to-day lives. That number rises to 60 percent for Millennials and 49 percent for Gen Z.