Trigo, an Israel-based computer vision company disrupting retail with frictionless checkout technology, and Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the US, have announced an agreement to pilot an […]
jeu 20/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Retail fresh produce sales in the US surpassed the record set in 2020 in terms of value but not in terms of volume. Fresh produce prices were 6.5% higher than […]
mer 19/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Social media platform TikTok, which has become a hub for food content, is to establish a TikTok Kitchen brand in partnership with a “ghost kitchen” service, serving the foods that […]
jeu 23/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Prices and demand of fresh fruit are up across the board in the US compared to a year ago, according to a report by IRI, 210 Analytics and the Produce […]
mar 21/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft of its revised guidelines “for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural […]
mer 15/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Colombia’s fresh mangoes are now authorised to be imported to the US market. A release by USDA pest management agency APHIS said: “Based on the findings of a pest risk […]
mar 30/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The World Citrus Organisation (WCO) has released its annual Northern Hemisphere Citrus Forecast for the upcoming season (2021-22). The forecast, which will be presented during the second edition of the […]
lun 22/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The United Fresh Produce Association and the Produce Marketing Association will merge to form a new group in January 2022: the International Fresh Produce Association. Leaders of the International Fresh […]
lun 15/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
US retailer Walmart has begun using driverless trucks to deliver to customers. The move involves a partnership with autonomous vehicle startup Gatik. Since August, the companies have deployed the fully […]
lun 15/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Despite the sharp drop in ship-to-home home transactions, US online grocery sales and order volume remained high in September, according to data from strategic advisory firm Brick Meets Click. The […]
jeu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Major US retailers have begun to charter their own vessels in an attempt to overcome global supply chain disruptions, according to Reuters. The retailers include Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Costco […]
lun 18/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
