Stop & Shop President Gordon Reid announced his plans to retire next year; Roger Wheeler, chief commercial officer, will assume Reid's role effective Sept. 30 of this year. Reid has worked for Stop & Shop since 2019, and before that he spent six years at the helm of Giant Food. He will remain with Ahold Delhaize USA until mid-2025, providing leadership support for strategic initiatives.

Divine Flavor made moves to its sales and procurement departments with the recent hiring of produce veterans David Reyes, who will be joining the veg sales team and work in business development, and Erendira Lara, who will oversee all procurement in Mexico.

Taylor Farms is dropping five new salad kit flavors just in time for fall. These hand-crafted kits will help drive continued growth in the salad category by offering a perfect blend of flavor adventure and mealtime simplicity.

Jamie Sutton, director of marketing and new business development at FloraCraft, was named to the 2024 Future Five class by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County. 

With a combination of the North Carolina soil and climate, Nash Produce’s local family farms provide the perfect environment for growing some of the world’s best sweet potatoes.

Gen Z consumers are placing an overwhelming emphasis on both sustainability and quality in their grocery products, and many are willing to spend more to support brands that reflect these values, according to a recent YouGov survey.

These findings are part of a new survey that examines Gen Z food, health and grocery shopping preferences, which was conducted independently by YouGov on behalf of Whole Foods. The national online survey sampled 1,023 adults between the ages of 18 to 27 in the United States.