Over the past 15 years, fresh herb sales have increased from 1% or less of a store’s produce sales to over 3% as consumers have taken a bigger interested in incorporating fresh rather than dried herbs into their cooking. As Generation Z and younger Millennials – the first generation raised on meals cooked with fresh herbs – take over their own kitchens, grocers have a huge opportunity to increase their sales even more. What Drives the Sale of Fresh Bulk Herbs? ProduceBusiness.com has identified three key factors that have led to an increased demand for fresh bulk herbs. They are:...
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December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
‘Tis the Season for Spices: 5 Top-Selling Wholesale Spices for Holiday Baking
Suppliers, your customers are baking up a storm in preparation for the upcoming holidays. Do you have the right wholesale spices on order to keep up with their demands? Take a look at holiday baking trends and the top selling wholesale spices for holiday baking to get your orders in this week. Statistics on Holiday Baking DawnFoods.com produced an excellent survey that illustrates the prevalence of holiday baking. Key findings are in the infographic below: Most Popular Wholesale Spices for Baking 1. Nutmeg Nutmeg is the most popular spice used in holiday baking. Not only is it baked into various...
December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
4 Facts About Bulk Herbs & Sauce-Making
Green World provides bulk herbs and spices to some of the best sauce makers in the country. Some work with fresh herbs while others dry their herbs first before incorporating them into canned, jarred or bottled sauces for consumers, but they all use top ingredients to create spectacular flavors. Here are four interesting facts about bulk herbs and the sauce industry: 1. Bulk Herbs Can Be Harvested for Sauce-Making All Year Long Our growers in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico work year-round to produce the best wholesale organic and conventional herbs for sauce-making. The climate near the equator is...
November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
3 Things Purchasers Need to Know About buying bulk herbs and spices for medicinal use
We sell most of our bulk herbs to sauce-makers and re-packers for the grocery industry, but we also have occasional inquiries about bulk herbs and spices for medicinal use. Here are three things to know about buying bulk herbs to create holistic medicine: 1. Some Herbs & Spices are Strictly for Supplements While many herbs have healthful properties, some herbs are used exclusively to produce vitamins and other supplements. Bulk herbs and spices like garlic, turmeric, thyme, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon can be used in both applications, and many other culinary herbs have healthful properties. However, some wholesale herbs and...
November 14, 2020November 14, 2020
Fresh Bulk Herbs & Spices for Thanksgiving – What to Stock and When to Order
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, 75% of Americans report that they plan to spend as much or more on Thanksgiving dinner as they spent last year. This is good news for grocery stores and fresh foods suppliers, but it may come as a surprise to industry buyers who were concerned about over-stocking this year. Fortunately, there’s still time to order to have fresh herbs, spices, and vegetables in stock for your customers before the big day. Here’s what you need to know to get your grocery store ready for Thanksgiving: What Will People Be Serving on Thanksgiving? As you can see,...
November 4, 2020November 4, 2020
Understanding the Demand for Bulk Spices in the food industry
The United States leads the world in the consumption and import of bulk spices, but very few spices are actually grown in America. Grocery stores, restaurants, re-packers, and sauce-makers buy imported spices grown in tropical climates, like those produced by our expert growers in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico. When planning those purchases, it’s important for those in the food industry to understand exactly how the demand for fresh bulk spices is growing. In 1950, the average American kitchen held 10 spices, seasonings, and extracts. In 2019, that average rose to 40 or more. The produce area of grocery...
October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
Choosing to Stock Organic or Conventional Bulk Herbs
Ordering fresh bulk herbs for distribution can be a challenge. You need to have a good understanding of what today’s shoppers are looking for, both in terms of products that are available and sought out seasonally as well as how much of each to keep in stock. In addition, you need to understand what your particular customer base prefers. Here are a few things food distributors should know about conventional and organic products: What is the difference between organic and conventional growing methods? First, it’s important to understand how things are done differently in each growing process. Greenworld works with...
October 20, 2020October 20, 2020
6 Popular Wholesale Herbs Suppliers Should Order for Fall & WINTER
Restaurants, grocers, and re-packers, now is the time to get ready for all the wonderful fall flavors by contacting your wholesale herb supplier to make sure the following delicacies are in your next bulk order. We import all our fresh conventional and organic herbs from expert growers in Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Mexico, complying with all FDA regulations, so it’s important to prepare early and order frequently to guarantee your supply during the busiest and most demanding time of the year. Sage: Sage is an important herb for autumn because it is used to add flavor to so many...
October 5, 2020October 20, 2020
4 Benefits of Using Fresh Bulk Herbs in Sauce-Making
Greenworld’s customers count on us to supply them with bulk herbs for the manufacturing of canned or jarred sauces. When it comes to making sauces, they understand that fresh herbs are the best choice to give their products the most delicious flavors. Here are just a few reasons why fresh is best when it comes to herbs and spices in making sauce: 1. Avoid Bitter Flavors Caused by Dried Herbs While many home cooks rely on dried herbs and spices in their kitchen due to the challenges of keeping fresh herbs on hand, quality sauce makers understand that using dried...
October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Safe Handling of Wholesale Herbs During COvid-19
Those of us in the wholesale herb industry are used to following strict safety guidelines from farm to table, so in many aspects not much has changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are taking extra precautions to safeguard our employees and our growers as we pick, process, and deliver our products to sauce manufacturers and other grocery suppliers. Safety Precautions for Handlers of Wholesale Herbs At Greenworld, we follow CDC guidelines to help keep our employees safe from COVID-19. In addition to monitoring themselves daily for symptoms and staying home if they feel unwell, our employees...