Grubhub and Mercato, an online marketplace for independent grocery stores, have partnered to bring Mercato’s inventory of more than 950 merchants across the country to the Grubhub Marketplace. Customers can order from hundreds of locations today, with all merchants becoming available over the next few weeks.

How unique was the winter weather in Florida this year?

For the officials at Scotlynn Sweet-Pac Growers, it was so bizarre that some of them wondered if the state was going to lose the rights to ‘The Sunshine State’, the state’s well-known and often-used motto.

Avocados From Mexico is ready to turn this Cinco de Mayo into Cinco De Licious with an exciting national marketing program highlighting all the good taste and good times that avocados have to offer.

As one of the biggest occasions for avocados and guacamole, Cinco de Mayo provides the perfect opportunity to make memories with delicious recipes featuring the always good fruit.

Sev-Rend has acquired Barrie, ON-bassed Wolarmann Enterprises Ltd. Renowned for its sustainable and high-performance packaging solutions, this strategic move by Sev-Rend underscores its commitment to enhancing its product offerings and strengthening its market position.

The Little Potato Co. is putting a little spring in families’ meals and pantries with The Little Springtime Campaign and Sweepstakes. The online and in-store sweepstakes will offer numerous chances to win and runs through May 15.

“This is our first ever in-store and online spring campaign and promotion,” said Heather Jeffares, vice president of marketing, “We’re supporting the campaign with eye-catching, in-store POS and displayers to grab the attention of the consumer and encourage purchase and entry into our sweepstakes.”

As The Produce News prepares to ramp up its organic coverage (keep an eye out for a new organic column from Ron Pelger of In the Trenches fame) let’s take a look at where organics sit with consumers.