The annual United Fresh produce show, and the co-located SmartFood Expo and Healthy Shopper Summit took place this week, and Progressive Grocer's editors were on site creating a visual collage of the insights and ideas that caught their interest.
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"Investing in future customers" - getting kids to eat more fresh produce - is a top priority for United Fresh's incoming chair, Cindy Jewell of California Giant Berry Farms, at United Fresh's opening general session
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue takes questions at SmartFood Expo
Datassential's Jen Aranas reports that omnivores are still dominant among consumers, at the Healthy Shopper Summit
Dan Stanek, of WD Partners, discusses the “retailization” of health care, at Healthy Shopper
The new drink box? To-go coconut water from Melissa's Produce, at United Fresh
Kroger's Allison Kuhn talks about the grocer’s groundbreaking OptUp app, at Healthy Shopper
Retail panel moderated by Progressive Grocer's Kat Martin featuring (l-r) Hope Danielson, Niemann Foods; Kimberly Kirchherr, IGA; and Ashley Martinez, Kroger/The Little Clinic, at Healthy Shopper
George Harter shows off CMI Orchards' new Daisy Girl Organics apple merchandiser, at United Fresh
Nielsen's Matt Lally shares insights on the health-minded consumer and the evolution of food for wellness, at Healthy Shopper
Kellogg's Melanie Hall speaks at Healthy Shopper about helping low-income families overcome perceived barriers to nutrition
Organic produce merchandising solutions from Melissa's Produce, at United Fresh
FMI's Sue Borra describes best practices in food retail health/wellness/fresh, with a focus on family meals, at Healthy Shopper
Mitch Uyeda, of EnsembleIQ, Progressive Grocer's parent company, highlights through research how retailers can build health care solutions, at Healthy Shopper
Michele Simon (left), of the Plant Based Food Association, and EnsembleIQ's Angela Flatland engage in a Q&A on the topic of helping consumers understand plant-based foods, at Healthy Shopper
Stacy Vossberg and Brandon Dvorak explain how Insignia Systems' freshADS helps connect produce to other store departments, at United Fresh
Meghan Sedivy (left) and Kerry Clifford, both of Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market, present on the topic of developing a concise, tailored message when marketing nutritional trends to shoppers, at Healthy Shopper
Reception before the RD Outreach Innovation Awards ceremony and dinner, at Healthy Shopper
Three of the RD Outreach Innovation Award winners (l-r): Elaine Magee, Albertsons; Ashley Martinez, Kroger/TheLittleClinic; and Johna Mailolli, Inserra Supermarkets
