Produce notes: Aldi opts for fridge doors to save energy; Veg Power teams with Love British Food
Step inside Aldi stores now, and they are fairly wide open. Fresh produce and other sundries are displayed in boxes or on shelves, easily accessible if not at times chaotically picked over by customers. But a change is coming that will not only give Aldi a more streamlined look but provide a huge offset to […]
Research Perspective and Analysis: Positive Outlook For Fresh Food Despite A Negative Year
By Giuseppe Parlato, Research Analyst Global sales of fresh food products have grown continuously in recent years, driven by increased demand for healthier, unprocessed products. In 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent restrictions on consumer movements led to negative volume growth. Although a greater degree of home seclusion led to increased […]
Tesco’s ‘Help a Child’ produce campaign eclipses 3 million meals
Through the generosity of customers and their penchant for purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables, Tesco was able to help FareShare provide more than three millions meals to children’s charities in its Buy One to Help a Child campaign. Just during the past three weeks, the supermarket chain has made thousands of equivalent meal donations for […]
Worldwide vertical farming market to increase rapidly
The global vertical farming market is projected to reach over £9.16 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 24.6% from 2019 to 2026, according to a report published by Allied market research. The demand for vertical farming is expected to increase rapidly during the forecast period, owing to rise in popularity of organic food. […]
Comments and Analysis: Post-pandemic Appreciation of Produce
Originally printed in the June 2021 issue of Produce Business. Nobody really knows what the future for online grocery shopping will be. With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, we can expect that habits developed as a result of the pandemic will also recede — but probably not totally. So, for example, people who avoided public places, such […]
A Landmark Decision: Grower Property Rights Issue Hits U.S. Supreme Court, a Victory Almost 50 Years In Making
This column first appeared on PerishablePundit.com The Pundit grew up, of course, in a produce family. When we were around 10 years old, we remember someone in school was passing around a petition asking people to support César Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union. We can still hear her explaining that farmers were abusive toward the farm […]
Tesco, FareShare team on ‘Buy One’ produce scheme to aid children
Tesco is launching a fruit and vegetable scheme aimed at helping children experiencing food insecurity this summer. The UK retailer’s Buy One to Help a Child initiative, which runs through 8 August, hopes to gain three million meals that will be turned around and distributed by charitable organisation FareShare. There are currently more than two […]
Prevor: How best to boost produce consumption
How best to increase the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables is an issue that has confronted and troubled executives in the produce industry for many years. Voluntary efforts by all of our government, trade associations and charitable organizations seem to have come to naught if the goal is to see per capita produce consumption […]
