How do you pay your bills? Do you write checks with percentages on them? No. They have dollars and cents. People can’t spend a percentage.

From produce manager up to director, this business has taught me a lot. As a produce director I learned that every time we achieved the budgeted gross profit, we were always handed a bigger budget for the following year.

This holiday season family gatherings will look a little different than past years. A survey conducted by the research firm Morning Consult found that 47 percent of families say they will cancel holiday get-togethers. Almost half say they will shift from in-person celebrations to virtual.

Tune in this Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT as Blake LaGrange, one of the featured contestants in the Viva Fresh Clean Eating challenge and regular blog contributor, hosts a live Q&A broadcast with one of his early mentors in the produce business, Rich Dachman of Brighter Bites.

This holiday, more than ever, it is important for customers to use time-saving services like pickup and delivery – and Walmart has prepared with more than double the number of personal shoppers versus last year — more than 157,000 associates ready to fill grocery orders for all the big meals, as well as pick holiday gifts and stocking stuffers.

Operating out of the New England Produce Center in Chelsea, MA, those at Garden Fresh Salad Co. are looking forward to better days in 2021 after the uncertainty that surrounded everything as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Index Fresh announced Debbie Willmann as the director of sales. In her new role, Willmann will help manage the company’s existing domestic and international account base and set target growth goals, while expanding Index Fresh’s customer network.