Category: Produce with Pamela

According to a survey conducted by burger chain Red Robin, 39 percent of Americans recently “embraced veggies” over the past year, with spinach, kale, broccoli, and cauliflower topping the list of new vegetables they’ve tried.

The virtual event kicks off March 8 with a networking session, with the bulk of content March 9-11.

I thought the lines, the social media posts of product availability, and the hoarding common in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic were a once-in-a-lifetime thing.   Try adding ice, snow, bitter cold temperatures, blackouts, water shortages and boil orders. Texas grocers are surviving an apocalypse – and it’s not over.  

According to the latest IRI sales data analyzed by the Produce Marketing Association, cherry tomato sales in the week ending January 24 were 29% higher than the same week last year.

How can a beautiful recipe image spur demand for even the homeliest produce item?

It's time for my annual reminder of all the things consumers need to know to take advantage of the biggest avocado holiday of the year.

What’s going to be the *it* factor that sways consumers to break with their usual routine and shop Amazon Fresh instead?

How can retail shake-ups present opportunities for marketers?

This is the first location outside of California for the company, with all the tech bells and whistles you'd expect.

To say it is hard to predict what will happen in the next 12 months is an understatement. With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, retail settled into about a 10% increase in sales dollars over 2019, but that doesn’t come near to making up for the sales lost in the foodservice and institutional sectors.