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EFI highlights companies that champion workers during Farmworker Awareness Week

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Equitable Food Initiative BB #:385632, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers and retailers, celebrates Farmworker Awareness Week (March 25-31) by recognizing companies that are raising the bar for worker well-being. These employers provide inspiration and evidence that ethical labor practices drive successful outcomes for workers, businesses and consumers alike.
Desert heatwave to challenge seasonal transition

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Mark Campbell |Greg Johnson

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this field report March 20, 2025:The forecast calls for a heatwave in the Arizona/California desert growing region. Temperatures will climb into the mid-80°s through the weekend and may reach triple digits by Wednesday, March 26. Growers will adjust harvesting schedules and pack ahead to avoid peak temperatures as much as possible.
Instacart launches AI-powered 'Smart Shop' technology

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Greg Johnson |Karen Raugust

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, today introduced Smart Shop, which leverages cutting-edge generative AI and machine learning to create a more personalized grocery shopping experience. With Smart Shop, Instacart is making online grocery shopping more intuitive by analyzing customer habits and dietary preferences to surface the most relevant products faster.
A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Fraud on the Rise

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather events, high prices impacting suppliers and consumers, an evolving labor pool, and the integration of artificial intelligence, among other trends. Here’s what they’re thinking at the start of 2025 and a look at the months ahead. Fraud on the RiseThe transportation and logistics industry has seen a big uptick in fraud in the last two years.
A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Marketing Trends

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather events, high prices impacting suppliers and consumers, an evolving labor pool, and the integration of artificial intelligence, among other trends. Here’s what they’re thinking at the start of 2025 and a look at the months ahead. Marketing trendsIn marketing, like in fashion, anything old can be new again.
Zespri's ZAG Innovation Fund kicks off second year sustainability commitment

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Taryn Pfalzgraf

SINGAPORE, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Zespri BB #:141270, the world’s largest kiwifruit marketer with over $US2.5 billion in revenue and one-third of the industry’s global volume, is reaffirming its US$2 million investment to ZAG, the Zespri Innovation Fund, a commitment to accelerating sustainable innovation as it meets the growing demand for kiwifruit.
USDA: Fruit consumption drops as juice falls

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

3/10/2025 Total U.S. fruit intake declined 7 percent to 0.93 cup equivalent per person per day in 2017–18 from 1 cup equivalent in 2003–04. A 50-percent drop in fruit juice intake, from 0.46 cup equivalent per person per day in 2003–04 to 0.23 cup equivalent in 2017-18, drove the overall decrease in fruit consumption.
A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Encouraging Consumption

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather events, high prices impacting suppliers and consumers, an evolving labor pool, and the integration of artificial intelligence, among other trends. Here’s what they’re thinking at the start of 2025 and a look at the months ahead.
Fresh produce sees deflation, as overall inflation cools

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly Consumer Price Index Summary March 12, 2025:CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – FEBRUARY 2025The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in February, after rising 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.8 percent before seasonal adjustment.
A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Advanced Technology

1 month ago | producebluebook.com | Karen Raugust |Greg Johnson

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather events, high prices impacting suppliers and consumers, an evolving labor pool, and the integration of artificial intelligence, among other trends. Here’s what they’re thinking at the start of 2025 and a look at the months ahead. The Realm of Advanced TechnologyRob Goldstein, CEO, and Christina Sanchez, manager of risk and compliance at Genpro, Inc.