Produce / Floral

TAMPA, Fla. -- Meijer, Publix Super Markets, Tops Markets, Giant Foods - Carlisle, Schnuck Markets, Kroger's Southwest Division, and Harris Teeter make up the all-star retail cast participating this year in Produce for Kids, a campaign that promotes produce consumption while raising money for Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals. The promotion, which begins in May, will run through early July and encompass more than 1,750 stores nationwide.

NEW YORK -- Amid mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed during next week's Cinco de Mayo festivities -- typically in the form of guacamole recipes, so said officials from the Mexican Hass Avocados Importer Association (MHAIA).

NEW YORK -- Amid mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed during next week's Cinco de Mayo festivities -- typically in the form of guacamole recipes, so said officials from the Mexican Hass Avocados Importer Association (MHAIA).

WASHINGTON -- Some of the industry's major players wasted little time reacting publicly to yesterday's highly anticipated release of the United States Department of Agriculture's final nutrition guidance system.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, Inc. here is set to open its new Hispanic format tomorrow morning.

WASHINGTON -- Some of the industry's major players wasted little time reacting publicly to yesterday's highly anticipated release of the United States Department of Agriculture's final nutrition guidance system.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets, Inc. here is set to open its new Hispanic format tomorrow morning.

With healthier eating on everybody's minds, the fresh-cut industry is poised to help retailers cultivate a bigger crop of green on the perimeter. First, though, they've got to clear some hurdles.