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cover story
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CAN RETAILERS CREATE
WEALTH FROM HEALTH? Furthering the dialogue on promoting the industry's greatest weapon.
Cover photo courtesy of Wakefern
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features
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PRODUCE PACKAGING:
A WINDOW TO THE PRODUCT Myriad factors can in uence consumers, including color, branding and price.
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WHOLESALERS UP
THEIR SERVICE GAME
e modern players score big by meeting chang- ing needs and staying focused on the long view.
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EXPANDING CRANBERRY SALES
Clever merchandising helps retailers
move more of ‘America’s Original Superfruit.’
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FLORIDA’S LARGE
AUTUMN PORTFOLIO
Abundance of Sunshine State product helps keep shelves stocked.
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HEAT UP WINTER SALES WITH IMPORTED BERRIES Imported varieties collectively have doubled in three years.
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BERRIES: SMALL BUT
MIGHTY ON THE MENU
Health halo and consumer appeal inspire creativity from restaurant chefs.
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CALIFORNIA CITRUS
Traditional varieties, such as Navel oranges, still lead the pack.
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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Good outlook for high quality crops of red and yellow potatoes from the Red River Valley.
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SAN LUIS VALLEY POTATOES
Organic acreage increase continues, and good quality crop prevails as San Luis Valley potato volume
hits the market.
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commentary
22 THE FRUITS OF THOUGHT Four Ways To Get Hypocritic
Consumers To Eat More Produce
180 RETAIL PERSPECTIVE Don’t Give Up On Fall Sales
182 WHOLESALE MARKET Kids In e Business —
Treat em Like Employees
184 EUROPEAN MARKET
e Killer Salad, e Fishless
Fish And e Carnivore
186 PRODUCE ON THE MENU e Power Of Potatoes
188 VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY Going Bananas: A Fresh Take
On Convenience
190 VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY Blockchain Ushers In New
Age Of Crisis Visibility
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