Potassium Packed Produce to Help the Body in the Heat
An unprecedented heat wave is hitting the Pacific Northwest and shoppers are looking for all kinds of solutions to stay cool and hydrated as temps exceed 100 degrees.
Berry Smart: Balancing Margins & Seasonal Insight to Grow Sales
Berries can and should be the number one category in driving sales, but they can also jeopardize margin performance if you’re not strategic with merchandising, inventory management, and promotions.
Harvesting Wisdom: Jeff Fairchild’s Summer Produce Playbook
With 40 years in produce sourcing and merchandising, and a key influencer of the retail farm-to-table movement in the Northwest, OGC’s Jeff Fairchild is a true expert. His trusted connections with farmers and deep understanding of the supply chain, shopper behavior and effective display, pricing and promotional strategies are invaluable.
2024 Stone Fruit Season Forecast with Category Expert BK
Meet OGC Buyer Brian Keogh (a.k.a. BK) in the orchard to kick off the start of the 2024 Stone Fruit Season.
Ladybug Brand Purple Sprouting Broccoli Toolkit
The darling of colorful crucifers, Purple Sprouting broccoli (PSB), is getting ready to make its spring-time debut! Use this collection of resources to help educate your staff and shoppers.
Cherimoya 101
This unique fruit with sweet, creamy tropical flavor from our friends at Cunningham Ranch in southern California is sure to tempt curious shoppers. With a custard-like texture and one-of-a-kind taste like a blend of banana, pineapple, strawberry and papaya, organic Cherimoya is a delight for the taste buds.
Squeeze Something Good
Demand for citrus is strong with varieties flying off the shelf quickly. As shoppers continue to fill their carts with healthy favorites to fuel their feel-good new year routines, now’s the perfect time to encourage them to explore the full citrus category through juicing! From familiar favorites like oranges and grapefruits to more specialty varietal citrus, there are plenty of terrific flavors to squeeze out of the season right now.
Learn more about some of the varieties perfect for fresh juicing and mixing into cocktails, too.
Move More Citrus with Tasting Demos
Citrus season has hit its midpoint with an enticing array of organic varieties to satisfy every eaters’ needs. Now is the perfect time to showcase in displays all the sizes, colors and flavors available and invite shoppers to sample each!
Setting up a successful demo in your store is a proven way to drive category sales and can be easily executed with a few considerations and details in mind.
NW Kiwi Berries: Go Big Now!
Northwest grown organic kiwi berries have arrived and It’s a banner year, OGC Buyer Jess Hardin reports. “Weather and crop management have aligned in Southern Oregon, making this is a killer year for kiwi berries! Volume is high and eating quality is fantastic.”
Keep Excitement High for Stone Fruit to Capture Late-Summer Sales!
Here’s where to focus energy for the next few weeks by building prominent displays for a strong finish to stone fruit season that supports growers all the way to end.
Move More Nuts from Braga Organic Farms with Grower POP!
For convenient summer snacking on the go, now’s a great time to highlight the tasty line of nuts and nut mixes from our friends at Braga Organic Farms.
Nature’s Candy: Goldline White Peach
Tasting like gummi peach rings, but better, this organic white peach is a delicious addition to late summer eating.
It’s Peak NW Melon Season!
OGC coworkers visited growers across the Northwest last week to check on this year’s harvests of Oregon and Washington-grown melons. From the Willamette Valley to Eltopia, Washington and Hermiston, Oregon organic melon magic is happening across the region and now’s the time to go big on these tasty varieties!
Get OGC’s Grape Primer
From organic seedless table grapes to candy varieties and specialty types, use this Primer to learn about the more than 25 varieties OGC offers!
There’s Plenty of Pretty Plums & Pluots!
CA Season Still Going Strong, Northwest Options Now Available
With new varieties rolling in every week, these juicy gems of stone fruit season continue to delight shoppers.
It’s Time to Promote NW Specialty Melons!
From arid eastern Washington, grower Alan Schreiber of Agricultural Development Group is harvesting a delicious collection of organic specialty melons.
Peri & Sons Farms Earthbag Onions
Shoppers continue to vote with their dollars, and the results show sustainable packaging is a winner in the produce department.
Boost Summer Sales with POP!
Starting to see the summer sales slump? With road trips, vacations and packed summer schedules, it’s not uncommon for shoppers’ time and attention to be drawn in many different directions. This is a great time to focus their attention on key summer items to capture all possible sales with eye-catching and informative POP!
Sweet Potato Toolkit
Who knew there was so much to learn about organic sweet potatoes!? OGC has embarked on a project to champion these tasty tuberous roots and address the often-confusing naming convention of “yams” versus sweet potato (hint: it’s sweet potato).