For the week ending Aug. 24, Nielsen's total U.S. retail sales data showed that overall citrus fruit dollar sales declined 3.3% in the past year but still represented $4.5 billion in total sales.
Encino, California-based retailer Gelson’s offer a full lineup of root-to-stem vegetables in its fresh produce department, with kale, collard greens, chard, beets, carrots and other commodities leading the way, says Paul Kneeland, the company’s executive director of fresh operations.
Top-selling fresh-cut value-added produce items from The Woodlands, Texas-based The Fresh Food Group are drawn from a number of categories, including Snacking, Cut Fruit, Cut Vegetables, Meal Kits and Side Dishes, says Doug Burris, executive vice president of sales, marketing and purchasing.