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Produce

Specialty fruits
and vegetables
BY CHRIS CRAWFORD

AS COOLER WEATHER NEARS, produce departments will be
stocked with the latest, most popular specialty items that retailers
can use to boost sales and make the holiday season more festive.
However, many of these fruits and vegetables won't be the
traditional holiday fare that shoppers are used to.
Miami-based J&C Tropicals' biggest increase in available volume and demand for a tropical item has been for its Dragon Fuelbranded dragon fruit, says executive vice president and partner
Jessie Capote.
Still sourced from Florida through the end of October or early
November, dragon fruit has been trending strongly for J&C
Tropicals, Capote says.
There are three varieties of dragon fruit: red skinned/cut white,
red skin/cut red and yellow skin/cut white. The latter, sourced
from Ecuador, is the newest variety.
"The yellow-skin, cut-white dragon fruit is sweeter and is getting more attention as a result," he says. "We cannot keep up with

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demand on any of the dragon fruit varieties." Next, Capote says
rambutan is taking off now, with J&C Tropicals regularly shipping
clamshells to Walmart and Publix stores.
Like a lychee, Guatemala had a good crop of rambutan this
summer, he says. The company will now source rambutan from
Honduras through January.
Displayed loose or in clamshells, Capote says most retailers
request 6 oz or 12 oz clamshells in their orders.
Another item that has drawn a fair amount of business at J&C
Tropicals is turmeric, which ships in a 30 lb bulk box.
Similar to ginger root and currently sourced from Jamaica, the
company has offered it for a couple of years.
Capote says turmeric has many different uses.
"This is becoming popular with health-conscious customers,"
Capote says.
"People use it to cook and in juices. Fresh turmeric is getting
more attention."

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Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019
Editor’s note - Perimeter power
Contents
The Wire - Kroger taking Apeel produce nationwide
Nielsen: Supermarket growth strongest on perimeter
Study says beef is the grocery sales champ
Walmart expanding Delivery Unlimited
Plant-based big with clean-label consumers
The fresh advantage
How much tech?
Bakery - Now trending
ARTISAN CHOCOLATE
Deli - Dining dilemma
DELI “MEATS”
Meat & Poultry - Premium cuts
Lamb
Produce - PACKAGED PRODUCE
Specialty fruits and vegetables
Seafood - VALUE-ADDED
Food Safety - Packaging matters
Commissary Insider
EQUIPMENT - DEPOSITING WITH SPEED, ACCURACY
SPOTLIGHT - VALUE-ADDED PRODUCE
TECHNOLOGY - SIMPLIFYING DISTRIBUTION
OPERATIONS - EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Product Showcase
Advertisers
Fresh Takes
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Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Editor’s note - Perimeter power
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Contents
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - The Wire - Kroger taking Apeel produce nationwide
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Study says beef is the grocery sales champ
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Plant-based big with clean-label consumers
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - The fresh advantage
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 9
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 10
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 11
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 12
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 13
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 14
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 15
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 16
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 17
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - How much tech?
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 19
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 20
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 21
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 22
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 23
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Bakery - Now trending
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 25
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 26
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 1
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 2
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 3
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 4
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 5
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 6
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 7
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SK - 8
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 27
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - ARTISAN CHOCOLATE
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 29
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 30
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 31
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Deli - Dining dilemma
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 33
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - DELI “MEATS”
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 35
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 36
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 37
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Meat & Poultry - Premium cuts
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 39
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 40
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Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Lamb
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 43
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Produce - PACKAGED PRODUCE
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 45
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 46
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 47
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Specialty fruits and vegetables
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 49
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 50
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 51
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Seafood - VALUE-ADDED
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 53
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 54
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 55
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Food Safety - Packaging matters
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 57
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 58
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 59
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 60
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - EQUIPMENT - DEPOSITING WITH SPEED, ACCURACY
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 62
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 63
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - SPOTLIGHT - VALUE-ADDED PRODUCE
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 65
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - TECHNOLOGY - SIMPLIFYING DISTRIBUTION
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 67
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 68
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 69
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - OPERATIONS - EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 71
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Advertisers
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 73
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - Fresh Takes
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 75
Supermarket Perimeter - October 2019 - 76
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