A new shopper survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus Technologies Inc shows that online grocery sales are up 8% year over year and netted $7.7 billion in sales in June 2024. Pickup remains the highest e-grocery category, but membership deals fuel strong monthly results for delivery and ship-to-home shows signs of rebuilding. Learn more: loom.ly/4CHxVMA
The Packer
Newspaper Publishing
Lenexa, Kansas 13,888 followers
The Packer is the fresh fruit and vegetable industry's leading source for news, information and analysis.
About us
We are the most trusted news in produce, an industry staple since 1893. As a trade media brand designed to inform retail produce buyers as well as grower-shippers and other members of the industry, we focus on the post-harvest and marketing aspects of the business. Our articles range from crop updates to retail news to new product features to recognition of industry leaders. We also host industry events including the West Coast Produce Expo and the Global Organic Produce Expo, the latter of which made its debut Jan. 25-27, 2018, in Hollywood, Fla.
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https://www.thepacker.com/
External link for The Packer
- Industry
- Newspaper Publishing
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Lenexa, Kansas
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1893
- Specialties
- Produce, Growers, Shippers, and Retailers
Locations
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Primary
Lenexa, Kansas 66215, US
Employees at The Packer
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Rick Packer
Principal Consultant, The Table Group rick.packer@tablegroupconsulting.com
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Jeffrey Packer
Team Leader and CEO at The Packer Group
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Dennis Packer
Corporate Counsel | Contracts | Manufacturing | Mergers & Acquisitions | Real Estate Development
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Tom Karst
Editor Emeritus at The Packer
Updates
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“Leaders walk their talk; in true leaders there is no gap between the theories they espouse and their practice.” — Warren Bennis, U.S. educator and writer Effective leaders shouldn’t shy away from a little grunt work to set the example for others, says columnist Armand Lobato. Check it out here: https://loom.ly/jZ4Md2U
Produce managers can lead the way by lending a hand
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Know someone in the #apple industry that shows leadership and commitment to the advancement of the industry? Nominate that person for our Apple Person of the Year Award. The award will be presented at U.S. Apple Association's 2024 Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, set for Aug. 14-16 in Chicago. Nominations close this week: loom.ly/FFbLMVk
The Packer seeking nominations for 2024 Apple Person of the Year
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Inflation became deflation in June. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in June declined 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, after being unchanged in May. Learn more: loom.ly/0nIbJ2Q
Consumer prices deflate in June
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U.S. specialty crop exports to #China have slid in the past six years, hurt by retaliatory #tariffs, improved Chinese output and #freetrade agreements with other trading partners, according to a new USDA report. Learn more: loom.ly/GtF0r5s
China fading for U.S. specialty crop exports
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ICYMI: Following Kroger and Albertsons announcement in April, to sell assets to C&S Wholesale Grocers as part of its proposed merger. The companies shared the location of the impacted stores, distribution center and plants in a new document. Of the 579 stores to be divested, the states with the most divestitures include Washington (124), Arizona (101), Colorado (91), California (63) and Oregon (62). Learn more: loom.ly/QOpiEDA
Kroger, Albertsons details stores to be divested
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What does the future hold for the #almond industry? Experts weigh in on the future of this popular tree nut and the opportunities for growth and expansion. loom.ly/gk9TOZE
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What do consumers crave most on their dinner plates? Simplicity with a side of affordability, finds the “2024 Consumer Curiosity Report,” an analysis of consumers nationwide most likely to set the next food trends. Released today, the second annual report by Curious Plot focuses on more than 800 early-food adopters from a wide swath of generations, household incomes and U.S. regions. Learn more: loom.ly/-k5CRx8
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The Food Research & Action Center and more than 1,400 national, state, and local organizations are urging Congress to prioritize protecting and strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the upcoming #farmbill. A letter signed by the groups urges Congress to ensure that benefit adequacy, equitable access and program administration remain core tenets of #SNAP. Learn more: loom.ly/a5HHXXI
Over 1,400 organizations sign letter calling on Congress to strengthen SNAP
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Earlier this year, Pear Bureau Northwest announced that its President and CEO Kevin Moffitt will retire from the bureau after 35 years with the nonprofit marketing organization. Moffitt recently sat down with Christina Herrick, produce editor for The Packer, to talk about how a career that started in bananas led to his role at the bureau, his favorite memories and more. Check out this latest “Tip of the Iceberg” episode: loom.ly/Ds7tHXk
Outgoing Pear Bureau Northwest CEO shares career highlights
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