BJ's Wholesale Club, a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the eastern United States, announced the chainwide rollout of Same-Day Select, a membership add-on to its same-day delivery service.

BJ’s Same-Day Select service is an upgrade option for BJ’s Wholesale Club members, allowing them to pay a one-time fee upfront for either unlimited or a set number of same-day grocery deliveries, delivered in as little as two hours. The chainwide launch follows the successful testing of the program over the last six months.

If the March 30 International Fresh Produce Association Town Hall on the European Union’s Green Deal is a good gauge, it appears that the produce industry in Europe is embracing the concept of a more sustainable future and moving in that direction in a deliberate fashion.

Consalo Family Farms and its distribution side, The Fresh Wave, is looking to big things ahead in 2022.

On the heels of last year’s expansion, which allowed for more than 1,000 pallets a day moving through the facility, the company welcomes 2022 with more growth.

Joolies Dates, a three-year-old company focused on fresh dates especially the Medjool variety as its name suggests, was founded on the premise of bringing marketing savvy to the date category.

“Only 6-8 percent of American households consume dates,” CEO Mark Masten told The Produce News recently, indicating that increasing the penetration of dates is the company’s mission.

After two years of pivoting to all things interactive and Zoom-led, the produce industry is once again coming together in person. The annual Fruit Logistica is back and will be held in Berlin April 5-7, along with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 68 countries.

Goldenberry Farms is looking to boost the profile of its namesake fruit in the United States while also improving the lives of the farmworkers who grow it. The U.S.-based company, which has an operations hub in Colombia, is a grower, packer and exporter of exotic and tropical fruit.