Read about retail adjustments to customer loyalty, menu prices rise, crop updates on Mexican avocados and grapes, and more.
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Good afternoon! It’s Monday, April 13, 2026. Here’s what’s happening in produce and grocery today. Read about retail adjustments to customer loyalty, menu prices rise and AI surging in foodservice, interpreting inspection certificates, crop updates on Mexican avocados and grapes, and more. As always, have something to share? Send us your feedback at news@bluebookservices.com Top Stories How grocers can embrace the ‘promiscuous shopper’ The columnist says retailers should optimize for a more fractured “category” approach to shopping and not fret about “loyalty.” Menu prices continue to outpace surging inflation Restaurant prices rose 3.8% since March 2025, which is above the U.S. inflation rate of 3.3% annually, being driven by higher gas prices. The hot new restaurant tech trend: AI agents There is a growing field in foodservice of agentic AI, or smart software that can act on its own, sometimes even without being asked. Produce Pointers: Interpreting Inspection Certificates Do ...