View Pictures via Getty Images Ever wonder why a pear or bell pepper has an individual sticker? If you assumed the sole purpose is for the price scanner at the grocery store checkout, you’d be wrong.

What began as a marketing flourish in the early 20th century has become a quiet backbone of modern grocery retail.

During my broke college days, I worked as a grocery checker. Surprisingly, it was a job I really enjoyed—I got to talk to all kinds of people and marvel at the weird things they bought. (Like the guy ...

Those small, often-overlooked produce stickers on apples, bananas, and avocados hold more information than most shoppers realize. Managed through a global labeling system, these tags help retailers ...

When stocking up on apples, bananas, and avocados at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed that many fruits and vegetables come with a sticker on their surface. These stickers are also known as PLU ...

So you've gone to the grocery store, picked up all your produce, and are back home whipping up a tasty meal. As you prep your fruits and vegetables, you find yourself peeling off tiny sticker after ...

Have you ever really noticed the little stickers on your apples and oranges? Today, many stickers in the U.S. feature barcodes or a puzzling string of numbers. But around the world, fruit stickers ...

If you're like me, you have probably picked up a fruit or vegetable at the supermarket and wondered what the code on the little stickers mean. These sticker codes carry a lot of useful information ...

You have probably picked up a fruit or vegetable at the supermarket and wondered what the code on the little stickers mean. These sticker codes carry a lot of useful information about the product.