GROWER/SHIPPER | FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS | FOODSERVICE OPERATORS | RETAIL PRODUCE DEPARTMENT | WAREHOUSE & RECEIVERS | ONLINE TRAINING FRESHBYTES

 

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Retail Grocery Store Training

Retailers across the North America and Internationally are realizing the importance and potential profits associated with their fresh produce department.  Simultaneously consumers are demanding an ever widening array of high quality and flavorful fresh produce.  Retailers are finding themselves rethinking not only their shelf merchandizing and pricing strategies, but also their supply channels, which now increasingly includes a network of local growers.  Our training programs are geared at teaching your staff the latest merchandizing best practices for every section of your produce department from the high volume items, to berries, citrus, organic, ethnic and value-added sections.  We will help you increase sales and profits increasing your staff’s receiving, handling, storage and prepping of produce at the retail grocery store level.  Are training programs are highly interactive, and highly customized to compliment your philosophy and market position.   Following is a sampling of retail produce department training programs, all of which can be highly customized to meet your unique needs:

  • Fresh produce merchandising best practices
  • Fresh produce pricing, promotion and ads best practices
  • Building the fresh-cut or value-added category
  • Building the organic category
  • Building the local grown category
  • Food safety and produce handling best practices
  • Consumer interaction on the produce department floor

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