Meijer will open three new supercenters in northeast Ohio on May 8, increasing the retailer's store count to 58 in the state. The new 159,000-square-foot supercenters are located in Austintown, Medina and Richmond Heights.

Bolthouse Fresh Foods has been named one of Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies, earning a top-10 ranking. This recognition highlights the company’s commitment to transforming the fresh produce industry through disruptive packaging, product innovation and digital engagement — all while staying rooted in its 110-year legacy of quality and sustainability. Well-positioned for the next generation of consumers, Bolthouse Fresh Foods is reimagining how fresh produce and carrot products are grown, packaged, delivered and marketed to meet evolving consumer needs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on three produce businesses — Breadberry Lakewood, RC Pro Corp. and Indita Produce — for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. 

These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Walmart merchants are responsible for sourcing every item customers find on the company's shelves and online. It’s a role that blends strategy, analytics, creativity and relationship management — requiring both big-picture thinking and deep dives into data. In today’s fast-changing retail landscape, Walmart merchants need to move with speed.

Hapco Farms launched a carrot program earlier this year in Old Town, FL, and that is now in full swing and producing quality carrots with plenty of volume. 

J&C Tropicals, a leader in the tropical produce industry, is celebrating 60 years of delivering fresh, high-quality exotic fruits, roots and vegetables to consumers across the nation. More than just distributors, J&C Tropicals serves as trusted tropical produce advisors — thinking like grocers, behaving like health-conscious consumers and helping retailers maximize their fresh tropical produce offerings.