March produce picks for the month: CALIFORNIA GOLD NUGGET MANDARINS What’s a Gold Nugget? The skins are deep orange in color and appear pebbled and bumpy – like a nugget of gold. Inside of this virtually seedless mandarin the orange-gold flesh is sweet and juicy. They’re acidic enough to be bright, yet richly sweet, making […]
With Valentine’s Day on a Sunday you should anticipate extra foot traffic that day. There will be extra related business on Saturday but this year Sunday will be the day. ALERT: Strawberries will be in lighter supply, so think about other items to promote too. SELLING IDEAS: • Cut Flower sales will spike through the […]
Are you taking advantage of what’s in peak season each month? Are you creating incremental sales by promoting some items that may not be mainstream, but that your customers might try if you explain the seasonal nature or introduce them to an item at its best quality and flavor? These fruits and vegetables are typically […]
The NFL’s Super Bowl is Sunday, February 7th This is one of the few events left in America that gathers friends and family around the TV for a common event. Will your produce department be poised to maximize sales for this huge snacking event? 8 Ideas to Grab Incremental Sales for the Big Game: 1. […]
The top 40 list below features the items that sold quickest in terms of case velocity to independent retailers, natural food stores, food coops, and smaller regional chain stores in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast during the first 3 months of 2015. How does your organic produce display and item offerings match up with the list below? […]
Organic Specialty Citrus is now in peak season! We’ll be promoting a tree-ripe fruit from Deer Creek Heights Ranch in Porterville, CA (Buck Brand).
California Satsuma Mandarins: As a Mandarin, Satsumas are easy to peel, juicy, fist-size and smaller, seedless and sweet. But here’s the deal: unlike Clementines, Satsuma Mandarins have a more complex flavor profile with more classic Tangerine notes in their deep orange, juicy-sweet flesh. Plus, their dimpled-rough skin is puffier, and therefore even easier to peel […]
CREATE DEMAND AT POINT OF PURCHASE: Finished Recipe Pictures on the top of the pack helps shoppers imagine what they can make with the brussels sprouts HOW-TO: Recipe Label peels back to reveal the actual recipe, plus How-To Storage and Preparation Instructions VARIETY: 3 different recipes repeat on the label rolls so each case should […]