Ron Carkoski, who has served as the CEO of Four Seasons Family of Companies since 2002, will be retiring on Dec 21st, 2018. Ron started his career at Four Seasons Produce in 1994 as the Director of Procurement after previous leadership roles at Gateway Foods in Wisconsin. David Hollinger, founder and Chairman of Four Seasons, […]
It’s time to make your scheduling, ordering and merchandising plans for the Independence Day holiday sales period! Deliveries and Planning Four Seasons Produce will be delivering on a standard schedule for the week before and of the 4th of July. Don’t wait until the last minute to fill your cooler and back rooms or you […]
Christmas Day 2017: MONDAY, December 25 Hanukkah: Sundown TUESDAY, December 12 New Year’s Day 2018: MONDAY, January 1 The Christmas and Hanukkah holidays are filled with ethnic, religious and cultural traditions that influence your customers’ food choices. Understand the preferences of your shoppers? Know your customers and the cultural make-up of the neighborhoods near […]
Four Seasons Produce has announced the retirements of two long-time produce industry veterans, Wendell Hahn and Ray Taglialatela, planned for the end of December 2017. Wendell Hahn started his career with Four Seasons Produce in 1992 following successful stretches in produce leadership at supermarket chains Grand Union and Food-a-Rama in the Baltimore-Washington DC area. […]
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 23, 2017. PLAN NOW while there’s still the luxury of time. Thanksgiving offers a great opportunity to maximize sales and profits through massive, fresh and seasonal and holiday related displays. Some of your displays will stay up through Christmas. Good planning and strong execution for this holiday will establish the momentum […]
Important Passover Holiday Items: Bitter Herbs are very important for the Seder Plate – Horseradish, Dill, Endive, Escarole, Romaine, Leeks, Onions, Ginger, Soup Mix. Take Orders Now For 50 Lb. Horseradish, 25 Lb. Turnips, Beets & Parsnips, Full Case Dill, Root Parsley & Leeks. VEGETABLES: Beets, Carrots, Parsley & Parsley Root, Kirby & Euro […]
Our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Customer Appreciation Charity Golf Outing was held on Tuesday, September 20th. It was a beautiful day for this successful event! This year’s outing hosted about 280 golfers at both Foxchase Golf Course in Stevens, PA and Overlook Golf Course in Lancaster, PA. Then at a huge dinner event, over 450 customers, vendors, and […]
WHAT ORGANIC PRODUCE SELLS BEST BETWEEN JULY-SEPTEMBER? We talk to many retailers who know they need to expand their organic produce offerings, yet struggle to find the right mix of items. Repeating the top selling conventional SKUs with organic counterparts is a common mistake since it only works in select commodities like Berries and Tomatoes. […]