Square Roots, a leader in urban indoor farming, is expanding its retail presence with two new salad mixes, entering the $8.1 billion packaged salads and greens category. Square Roots’ salad mixes include a boost of healthy microgreens and crisp baby leaves grown across the company’s network of cloud connected and climate controlled indoor farms.

After research, consumer, and field trials, Goldenberry Farms announced commercial availability of its non-GMO Premium Select Goldenberries.

Hand-picked, and packed on site for peak freshness, the berry is larger and with more flavor than the traditional goldenberries — or cape gooseberries — available today.

Naturipe, a farmer-owned producer and marketer of berries and value-added products, continues its inaugural Summer of Snacking campaign, as fresh raspberries and blackberries enter their late-summer peak season. Naturipe’s Summer of Snacking celebration aims to help customers sell more berries by highlighting the benefits of healthy snacking done right as shoppers continue a busy summer season after a pandemic.

Americans are still snacking in record numbers, so what are some easy ways shoppers can snack healthy and make nutritious choices this month and as we head into fall?

Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed a lease for its first store in Kentucky. The Louisville store is 55,702 square feet adjacent to a Publix Liquors, the first located outside the state of Florida.

The grand opening date has yet to be determined and will depend on several factors, including permitting and completion of the store’s construction. However, the store is anticipated to open during the fourth quarter of 2023.

In the produce world, many consumers prioritize cost, but there are people who will pay a premium for Amish-grown foods that not only offer delicious flavors but are grown through safe and effective methods. Green Field Farms is dedicated to supporting the farmers that provide those fruits and vegetables.

Based in Wooster, OH, Green Field Farms is a cooperative that was founded as an Amish, organic farming cooperative in 2003.

With a 2021 Washington apple crop expected to be very similar in size to the previous year, it appears there will be promotable volume throughout the year for retailers as well as the opportunity for good prices for growers.

The total crop has been forecast at about 125 million boxes by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, which would be just a slight increase from the 2020 harvest crop of about 122 million boxes, but almost 10 million boxes fewer than 2019.