Red River Valley potato growers in North Dakota and Minnesota are seeing a contrast in growing seasons, with rain helping this season’s red and yellow potatoes, a departure from the dry summer last year in the valley.

 Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of Buxton, ND-based NoKota Packers, said the hot and dry harvest last year didn’t seem to affect yields or size, but there were some quality issues.

It was another record month for online grocery sales, which totaled $11.2 billion in August. This is a nearly 14 percent year-over-year increase according to the latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. The strong growth was driven by YOY gains in household penetration, order frequency and average order values.

Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets Inc. No. 1 on the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail List. This is the 10th consecutive year that Wegmans has taken the top spot on the list. Publix was named to the list for the 12th consecutive year, ranking third for 2025.

The award is based on analysis of survey responses from over 87,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the retail industry.

Wilcox Fresh is optimistic about the upcoming Idaho potato season, with favorable weather conditions during the growing season this past summer setting the stage for a promising year.

Eagle Eye Produce is now shipping new crop Idaho-Eastern Oregon onions from its Ontario, OR, warehouse, formerly run by Baker & Murakami. 

This marks the company’s first season operating out of the Ontario facility, one of the largest fresh pack operations in the Treasure Valley, and a milestone that further establishes Eagle Eye as a powerhouse in the region.

Fruitist announced the appointment of Rich Sullivan as chief financial officer and the addition of Thomas Seifert and June Yang to its board of directors. These appointments bring world-class expertise in finance, governance and technology to Fruitist’s executive team and board of directors, at a time when the company continues to grow at a significant pace and expand distribution across the U.S. and globally.