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PMA Consumer Study Finds Supermarkets Top Destination for Produce Purchases
NEWARK, Del. - More than half of consumers (54 percent) choose supermarkets as their most likely point of purchase for fresh fruits and vegetables during peak growing seasons in their regions, according to results of a recent national survey of 900 U.S. consumers commissioned by PMA and conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corporation in late July. -
Planet Organic Acquires Great Ocean Natural Foods
EDMONTON, Alberta - Planet Organic Health Corp., which operates natural food supermarkets in Edmonton, Victoria, Calgary, and Port Coquitlam, as well as a chain of supplement and market stores across Canada, said yesterday it had signed an agreement to acquire Halifax, Nova Scotia-based retailer Great Ocean Natural Foods.