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Produce

Fresh renaissance

United Fresh '19 highlights surging popularity of fruits and vegetables
BY ANDY NELSON

TOM STENZEL, president and CEO of the
United Fresh Produce Association, kicked off
his group's annual convention June 10-12 in
Chicago with a sigh of relief.
"I was worried we were going to be sitting here talking about tariffs with Mexico,"
Stenzel said at the event's opening luncheon
roundtable.
Instead, with the Trump Administration
backing off of its tariff threats in the days
leading up to United Fresh '19, opening-day
sessions were able to focus on branding,

innovation, food safety and other front-burner
issues facing the produce industry.
Stenzel challenged speakers at the luncheon
roundtable to say what they were optimistic
about in the industry going forward.
"I'm excited because young people are
not interested in center-store food brands,"
said Paul Lightfoot, CEO of New York-based
BrightFarms. "There's a lack of trust there."
Instead, he said, millennials and Gen Z are
much more focused than earlier generations
are on health and the wellbeing of the planet,

which is great news for purveyors of fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Mary Thompson, CEO of Irwindale,
California-based Bonduelle Fresh Americas/
Ready Pac Foods, said that technology will
only improve the ways in which companies
can tell their fresh-food stories - stories today's consumers are desperate to hear.
Stenzel echoed the word choice of another panelist, James Rogers, CEO of Goleta,
California-based Apeel Sciences, used to describe the current state and the prospects for

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Andy Nelson, United Fresh

Kevin Sprague, a designer in
Hillphoenix's Design Center,
and Kim Camp, manager of
marketing communications
and learning center programs
for Hillphoenix, presented a
June 11 workshop,  "Reacting
to Trends: The In Store
Consumer Experience."



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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019
Editor's Note - Easy does it
Contents
The Wire - Urban consumers shop the perimeter, want delivery
Foods with snacking claim on the rise
Affluent shoppers shaping supermarkets’ future
Blurring boundaries
THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING RISKS
Clean confusion
A CLEAN WRAP
OLD SWEETENERS, NEW TRENDS
Now trending
TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS and PEOPLE: the future of perimeter deli and bakery
Bakery - 5 ways to capture the premium bakery customer
Dessert cakes
Deli - Labor-saving equipment
Specialty cheese
Unexpected pairings
Produce - Fresh renaissance
Fresh-cut pear breakthrough
Tropicals
Meat & Poultry - Customer service
Pork
TRENDING FOR SUMMER, TRENDING YEAR-ROUND
Seafood - Merchandising
Food Safety - Equipment sanitizing
STAINLESS STEEL CARE
Comissary Insider July 2019 - AUDITS
SPOTLIGHT - DELI SIDES & SALADS
BULK UP
PACKAGING - PORTABLE SUCCESS
R&D - FRUITS AND NUTS
BLUE DIAMOND EXPANDING
Product Showcase
Advertisers
Fresh Takes
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Editor's Note - Easy does it
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Contents
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Affluent shoppers shaping supermarkets’ future
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - 7
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Blurring boundaries
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - 9
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING RISKS
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - 11
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Clean confusion
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - OLD SWEETENERS, NEW TRENDS
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Now trending
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS and PEOPLE: the future of perimeter deli and bakery
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Bakery - 5 ways to capture the premium bakery customer
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Dessert cakes
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Deli - Labor-saving equipment
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Specialty cheese
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Unexpected pairings
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Produce - Fresh renaissance
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Fresh-cut pear breakthrough
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Tropicals
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Meat & Poultry - Customer service
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Pork
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Seafood - Merchandising
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Food Safety - Equipment sanitizing
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - STAINLESS STEEL CARE
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Comissary Insider July 2019 - AUDITS
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - SPOTLIGHT - DELI SIDES & SALADS
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - BULK UP
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - PACKAGING - PORTABLE SUCCESS
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Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - R&D - FRUITS AND NUTS
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - 62
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - BLUE DIAMOND EXPANDING
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Product Showcase
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Advertisers
Supermarket Perimeter - July 2019 - Fresh Takes
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