This year UNFI ’s Holiday and Winter Selling Show brought together more than 5,300 attendees, including nearly 2,200 retail customer representatives and more than 900 supplier brands across the natural, organic, fresh, specialty and conventional grocery product categories. Exhibitors featured thousands of unique items — including exclusive, on-trend, and seasonal offerings — and more than 50 new-to-market products. During the show, UNFI recognized 11 high-performing retailers that are raising the bar with innovative products, programs, and experiences as part of the company’s second annual

Van der Knaap Group announced that it is entering into a strategic partnership with Premier Tech. This partnership will enable both companies to offer their customers even more value by sharing their expertise and product portfolios, stimulating innovation and strengthening their global presence. Driven by its ambition to continue investing in sustainable, innovative and high-quality solutions for horticulture, Van der Knaap’s management team began searching for a strategic partner that shares this ambition. “We found that partner in Premier Tech, a company whose world headquarters are located

Honeybear Brands has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, marking four years of steady and measurable progress toward its ambitious environmental goals. In collaboration with Sustainable Food Group, Honeybear established science-based sustainability goals in 2019 across four key pillars: pollinator health, packaging, food loss and waste, and climate and energy. The company committed to transparent, third-party measurement and annual reporting, with five- and 10-year targets guiding its long-term strategy. Highlights of the 2024 report include progress in each key area: Zero Landfill Food

Wow, it’s hot outside. Temperatures are measured in three ways: air, ground and by satellite observation. Air measurements are the standard. The highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth is 134.1 °F in 1913 registered in Eastern California’s Death Valley. Summer heat, especially in mid-July, can be quite uncomfortable for humans. The farm crops can feel the heat as well. Hot sunrays and heat stress can cause sunburn and sunscald damage to lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, grapes and other crops. High temperatures can be a challenge to some crops. Insects tend to rise up during the

The Food Industry Association, released its signature research, The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2025, which reveals how the industry is evolving into a modern grocery experience while navigating a complex operating environment. The analysis highlights successful strategies across the sector and offers a deeper exploration of how food retailers and suppliers are adapting their businesses. The food industry continues to face a challenging macroeconomic situation. Approximately 80 percent of both retailers and suppliers anticipate that trade policies and tariffs will continue to impact pricing

An impressive panel of retailers and suppliers explored the value of branding organic produce, with a private or company label, at the recently concluded Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, July 9-11. There was no consensus about the best path to travel, but a lot of good ideas surfaced concerning strategies to increase the sales of the organic produce category. Titled “The Pros & Cons of Private Label & Branded Organic Produce,” the session featured Driscoll's Chief Communications Officer Frances Dillard; Heather Fuller, vice president of sales at Braga Fresh Family Farms; Dennis Payne