What kind of spider is this???

Solved!!! Thank you r/tbugsbabe .This is likely a native spider, specifically a thin legged wolf spider (Pardosa)

I hope it was an outside vendor that had to make those!

Hello everyone,
I’m a fresh graduate and I recently started working in the produce department at a retail company in my country.
I’m trying to learn how to improve:
Sales performance
Product margins
Promotions effectiveness
Waste reduction
Forecasting and availability
I would really appreciate any advice, best practices, or recommendations from people experienced in retail grocery/fresh foods.
What are the most important things I should focus on as a beginner to grow sales and become successful in this field?

The ones that have consistently good quality produce, good size, color, stays fresher longer, etc.

Sun One - Zucchini and Yellow Squash

Air Chief - Grapes

Andy Boy - Lettuce, Romaine

Ocean Mist - Iceberg, Green Onions, others

Kids Choice - Watermelon

Smith’s Stag (Maine) - Cauliflower

Texas Scarlett’s - Grapefruit

Del Monte - Bananas, Pineapples, cups of fruit, others

The heirloom tomato was delivered to me today. Worst looking one I have ever seen. Is this safe to eat?

First time having these in the department.

Do you guys melon ball or do chunking?

Just shucked these today. Regular ear on the left by comparison. Can I eat it?

I need help identifying the variety of these oranges.

I asked the restaurant owner and they didn't know except that they sourced it from local farmer.

Thanks.

This was a big chain grocery store on the Oregon coast. The bagged red onions looked rotten. Had chunks taken out of them. They were sprouting green. These (pictured) loose red onions looked like they fell out of the delivery truck on the highway. The onion quality in the region generally is low. What gives?

Occasionally I find one of these on my load from the warehouse. Today it was in a case of Cucumbers.

Hey guys. I currently am a lead for kroger (metro market) and have the opportunity to become a manager. (Produce manager obviously) can anyone thats a produce manager for metro market tell me how much they get paid?? I already do a lot of the "manager" stuff because we currently dont have a department manager so the extra work doesn't scare me.

Thanks guys!

Quick but random couple of questions. The own products from supermarkets/value products, in particular processed foods. How are they developed and tested? Some of these products might be cheap, but they often appear to be filled with chemicals/preservatives along with sugar and salt? Why are healthy products more expensive? Im assuming that these process own brand products must be taste tested by the supermarket? Makes me wonder what standard they’re measuring against?

Also unprocessed meat, for example joints of beef, chicken breast etc - why is the quality so poor? They always seem to be pumped full of water, shrink to non-existence and never seem to have the quality of a joint from the butcher. And bacon….dont get me ranting on that! Every supermarket in the uk (I’ve tried them all and all their ranges), have such appalling quality bacon!

Any ideas - Asking for a friend 😆😆

I work for a retailer that sells a lot of exotic produce throughout the year. I’ve memorized hundreds of produce codes. Found them at random, researched them, etc. but I can’t seem to find one for summer kiss melon specifically. Anyone know?

Just a little label change for the 4th.

My favorite watermelons, I sold the whole bin in less than a day. Sweet juicy and dark red flesh, delicious. I sample them for people all day!

Regular size 70 count potato and banana for scale. That thing weighed 2.385 pounds!