Wegmans

Want to Help The World While Helping The Industry? Reduce Online Out-of-Stocks

October 1, 2021 Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit

The produce shelves of today’s retail stores are filled with innovative produce items, which offer flavor and convenience, new eating experiences and more. From new varieties of apples and grapes to innovative fresh-cuts and packaged items, one would think that this explosion of innovative activity would have led to substantial increases in produce consumption. Yet, the Produce for Better Health Foundation has studied the matter and tells us that this is not true. …

Sculptors start construction on the 53rd Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fairgrounds

August 16, 2021 American Dairy Association North East

With less than a week until the opening of The Great New York State Fair, people are guessing what the 800 pounds of butter will become, as construction of one of the most beloved attractions gets underway – the 53rd Annual American Dairy Association North East Butter Sculpture, sponsored by Wegmans. …

Why Salad Bars May Never Come Back

July 16, 2021 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN

It was never the fanciest meal and wasn’t always the tastiest. But in the before times, lunch at the grocery store salad bar was a quick and convenient stop for people who were in a rush or had run out of other ideas. Now, it’s looking like the salad bar lunch may have disappeared for good. …

Bellwether Farms’ Whole Milk Basket Ricotta will be Available at Wegmans Food Markets

March 16, 2021 Bellwether Farms

Family-owned Bellwether Farms today announces that its hand-dipped Whole Milk Basket Ricotta will be available in the dairy aisle at Wegmans Food Markets starting March 25 in over 100 stores in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern regions of the U.S. …

Industry Leaders Call To Expand Produce Safety Research

January 19, 2021 Center for Produce Safety

Calling out the need to expand research to answer produce-specific food safety questions, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) has launched a new capital fundraising campaign to finance the center’s research program for the next five years. CPS volunteer leaders from across the supply chain are calling on their colleagues to invest generously in their collective future. …