by Fresh Avenue | Feb 3, 2025 | Consolidation, Fresh Avenue Blog, Logistics
There’s a lot more to consolidation than utilizing a hub to bring together all your orders in one place and on one PO. Those two things are the beginning of the advantage consolidation delivers. However, we want to look specifically at the impact of consolidation on...
by Fresh Avenue | Dec 18, 2024 | Consolidation, Fresh Avenue Blog, Logistics
Consolidation may seem to be another layer in the supply chain that will remove your ability to maintain the relationships with growers and producers that you have worked hard to build. Also, with many other layers added into the supply chain, you may also think that...
by Fresh Avenue | Nov 25, 2024 | Fresh Avenue Blog, In-Market Support, Our Produce
We believe in the health and wellness fresh produce brings, that we need more of it in our lives, more access to it, and that our work in accomplishing this is important! Christmas is a time of year where we reflect on the things that are important to us… family,...
by Fresh Avenue | Nov 21, 2024 | Fresh Avenue Blog, Our Produce, Produce Sourcing
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. -Henry David Thoreau By Marketing Director, Amber Parrow In my undergraduate studies, I took an American Food History class with professor and author Dr. Zachary Nowak. I...
by Fresh Avenue | Nov 8, 2024 | Consolidation, Fresh Avenue Blog, Our Produce, Produce Sourcing
One thing that consumers like is variety and we are certainly seeing exciting varieties from pink pineapples in the produce department to arugula on pizza. The fresh produce supply chain has evolved to a point where consumers have access not only to a great supply of...
by Fresh Avenue | Nov 7, 2024 | Consolidation, Fresh Avenue Blog, Logistics
Price is a significant consideration when working in a fresh supply chain. In a foodservice or retail produce purchase, each cost, even though they may only be a few dollars here and there, quickly add up from one end of the supply chain to the other. Most of the time...