Fresh Produce Discussion Blog

Created by The Packer's National Editor Tom Karst

Monday, January 28, 2008

Party time - Super Sunday

Retail produce ads in Olathe, KS, reflect the Super Bowl party theme this week. Hamburgers, chicken, pizza and pop are featured on the front pages of food section ads, accompanied by produce items such as broccoli, cauliflower and Chilean green seedless grapes. The inside pages of food section ads featured vegetable trays, avocados and pineapples, to name a few.

Here is a quick report on what his headlining local produce section ads:
Jan. 30 - Feb. 5


HyVee
Chilean green seedless grapes: $1.48/lb
Hass avocados: 3 for $4
Mangoes: 88 cents/lb

Dillons
Large ripe hass avocados: 4 for $5
Red or green seedless grapes: $2.49/lb

Hen House

Broccoli crowns - $1.18/lb
Cauliflower $1.18/each
Blueberries: 2 4.4 ounce packages for $4
Idaho premium russets: 2 lbs for $1
Large hass avocados: 2 for $3

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1 Comments:

At January 29, 2008 at 3:11:00 PM CST , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good coverage on the basics (sans beer), now, who's going to win and which side are you on, boy?

 

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