BARTOW, Fla. — The Department has many tools at its disposal to analyze, evaluate and anticipate changes in consumer behavior. While the marketing team turns to these tools regularly throughout the season, they are especially crucial when it comes time to plan for the season ahead. Past studies that continue to inform FDOC marketing activities […]

APOPKA, Fla. — Speakers from across the country shared new research and insight — including data about consumer behavior change since the pandemic began, Florida and national policy updates and crop outlooks for some of Florida’s largest commodities. It was all part of last week’s annual UF/IFAS Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook economic conference. Here, we’ll […]

MONTEREY, Calif. — In 2020, PCC Community Markets, a certified organic retailer and the largest cooperative grocer in the US, experienced strong sales and membership growth. Revenue increased to $383.2 million, a 25.6 percent jump from the prior year, and memberships grew by 35 percent. PCC attributes its growth, in part, to a new membership […]

MONTEREY, Calif. — For more than three decades, PCC Community Markets, a natural foods retailer with 15 locations in the greater Seattle area, has supported local food banks with its shopper-funded food bank program. When the coronavirus crisis hit last year, many aspects of the food supply chain were significantly impacted, which, in turn, affected […]