The coronavirus has driven home to food producers, retailers and their supply chain partners the importance of putting employee health and safety No. 1.

Today’s consumers want the stores and brands they patronize to treat them like individuals, with loyalty programs, shopping suggestions tailored to their specific needs and wants and a host of other services.

Over the last decade, there has been a rise in fruit inclusions as dried fruit consumption has increased 30% and tree nut production 47%.

The coronavirus is fundamentally changing the way the food industry thinks about all kinds of processes and procedures — including, in many cases, food safety outbreaks.

Coronavirus may have ended the United Fresh Produce Association’s hopes of holding its annual convention this spring, but the group didn’t give up on bringing its members together.

The coronavirus outbreak has driven home the importance of tamper-evident food packaging in the supermarket perimeter and throughout the food industry.