Metro Inc. announced the inauguration of its automated distribution center for fresh products in Toronto, which marks the completion of a nearly billion-dollar investment in the modernization of its supply chain.

A consumer study by Category Partners and CMI Orchards crowned Ambrosia Gold as the No. 1 preferred apple in blind taste tests against seven other high-flavor branded and core varieties. An impressive 85 percent of participants ranked Ambrosia Gold in their top three, with 75 percent preferring it over its comparable core variety, Gala.

 Whether it was a convening of produce and floral leaders held in collaboration with the Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative, the approval of a formal definition of regenerative agriculture by the International Fresh Produce Association’s Sustainability Council, IFPA’s debut as an observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, or conversations on topics such as climate and food waste with innov

The Women’s Fresh Perspectives Breakfast was held Oct. 19 at the International Fresh Produce Association's Global Produce & Floral Show in Atlanta. The women’s breakfast has been one of the most popular sessions at The Global Show — and this year was no exception. Featured speaker Reshma Saujani, leading activist and founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, dismantled the myth of women “having it all.”

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Chairman of the Board Eric Lindberg has been appointed interim president and CEO, effective immediately. Lindberg replaces RJ Sheedy, who has stepped down from his position and resigned from the company’s board of directors. The board has engaged a leading global executive search firm to begin the process of identifying a permanent CEO.