Retailers are competing in a very different online grocery landscape
The online grocery landscape sustained its turbo-charged growth in March 2025, ending up 21 percent versus a year ago with $9.7 billion in monthly sales, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey fielded March 30-31 and sponsored by Mercatus.
Delivery continued to be the main driver of the top-line increase, as it surged more than 30 percent year over year, due to expansion of its monthly active user (MAU) base.
IFPA spreads joy of fresh at Easter Egg Roll with carrots and floral bouquets
The International Fresh Produce Association brought the joy of fresh to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and celebrated this cherished American tradition with thousands of fresh carrots and vibrant spring flowers.
A beloved event since 1878, the Easter Egg Roll is hosted on the White House South Lawn. This year, more than 40,000 children and their families are expected to attend the day filled with fun, creativity and springtime celebration.
Turn up the heat ahead of Cinco de Mayo with ¡Yo Quiero!
This Cinco de Mayo, ¡Yo Quiero! Brands is turning up the heat with an exciting marketing and PR campaign designed to solidify the brand as The Ultimate Dip Destination for consumers and retailers alike. Putting the cinco in Cinco de Mayo, ¡Yo Quiero! is unleashing a fiesta of five creative activations to make sure their dips take center stage at every celebration.
Earthbound Farm partners with Instacart to drive produce consumption
Earthbound Farm has partnered with Instacart to launch a high-impact Earth Month campaign aimed at inspiring healthier, more sustainable choices.
Former Meijer, Target leader joins SpartanNash as VP of retail operations
Jay Mahabir has been named SpartanNash's vice president of retail operations, effective immediately. Mahabir will oversee retail operations at nearly 200 SpartanNash-operated stores in 10 states. He will be focused on leading an excellent in-store and online experience for associates and shoppers.
Fresh Express unveils bold new visual identity
Fresh Express unveiled a refreshed brand identity, signaling a new era for the category leader. With a modernized logo, thoughtfully redesigned packaging and a strategic vision rooted in fresh quality, taste and health, Fresh Express is reaffirming its position as a salad expert and setting the stage to connect with a new generation of salad lovers.
Crystal Valley Foods unveils redesigned website, new logo
Crystal Valley Foods launched its newly redesigned website and a bold new logo. The updates mark a significant step forward in the company’s commitment to innovation, accessibility and brand evolution.
Trinity Fruit Co. expands Squeezed Juice line
Trinity Fruit Co. has added a new flavor to its Squeezed Juice brand lineup, Cranberry. This unique refrigerated cranberry juice is a premium blend of 100 percent pomegranate juice and cranberry juice with no added sugar, no artificial flavors, no water added and never from concentrate.
This flavor is now available in seven- and 11-ounce single-serve bottles, as well as 32-ounce multi-serve bottles.
Market Minute: Vidalia onions are back and ready to promote
A Georgia farmer named Mose Coleman accidentally discovered a sweet onion variety in the 1930s. Since then, Georgia's sweet onion production — and popularity — has grown. The Vidalia Onion Act passed in 1986 and a trademark was granted for the name. The Vidalia onion became Georgia’s state vegetable in the 1990s.
Organic Produce Summit set to educate, inspire
The organic produce industry’s most influential voices will share insights at Organic Produce Summit 2025, a two-day event specifically designed to bring together organic fresh produce growers, shippers and processors with retailers and buying organizations from across North America.
The ninth annual event will be held July 9-10 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA. Attendees will learn how to sharpen their business strategy and stay ahead of what’s next.