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Pundit’s Mailbag — Further Discussion On Sexism In The Produce Industry

Our piece, Pundit’s Mailbag — Sexism In The Produce Industry, brought a series of letters. Let us take a look at three. Now which order should we put them in? Do we dare do ladies first? I read with great interest your “Sexism in Produce” article. When I first became a produce salesperson at a […]

Safeway And Stater Bros.
Approach Recession Differently

How to handle a recession is a very interesting business question. The Wall Street Journalran a piece by Timothy W. Martin, titled Safeway Shifts Tactics in Grocery Price War: Safeway Inc. long banked on customers paying higher prices in return for top-notch fresh produce and upscale ambience in its Dominick’s, Vons, Tom Thumb and other […]

Department of Breaking One’s Arm By Patting Oneself On The Back, Continued

Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace has awarded the Pundit a “William and Barbra Edwards Media Fellowship”: The Edwards Media Fellows Program allows print and broadcast media professionals to spend time in residence at the Hoover Institution. Media fellows have the opportunity to exchange information and perspectives with Hoover scholars through seminars […]

Integrity In Produce —
How Unique Is Our Industry?

Lorri Koster has achieved her share of accolades. She holds the position of Vice President of Marketing and Co-chairman, Board of Directors of Mann Packing Co. She has been a publisher, an editor at Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS, owned her own marketing firm, was the first woman ever to head a national produce trade […]

Pundit’s Mailbag — Nobel Prize Commentary And Poetry

Jim Allen, President of the New York Apple Association, has often spoken out on the pages of the Pundit, especially on the issue of immigration reform. You can see some of his pieces here: Pundit Mailbag — AgJOBS Bill Needs More Support Pundit’s Mailbag — More On PMA/United Merger Pundit’s Mailbag — One-Voice Plea On […]

Will PTI Put Liability Onus In Retailers’ Court?

Our extensive work in traceability and, specifically, the Produce Traceability Initiative has led many to express strong views. Before the PTI was even formed, we did an interview with a technical expert in these matters, Michael McCartney of QLM Consulting: Getting A Better Grasp On Traceability Now, in the aftermath of our publication of a […]

Kismet At Killarney’s:
Sun World Grapes Appear In Michael Bublé Video

Up in Canada, there is a supermarket that goes by the name of Killarney Market. It is located in the extreme southeast corner of Vancouver, British Columbia. It was just a neighborhood supermarket when local-boy-made-good Canadian singer and Grammy award-winner Michael Bublé decided to use the market as the setting for the music video to […]

Will Fresh & Easy Improvements Turn The Ship?

When there are industry meetings out in California, it often gives industry members a chance to see, sometimes for the first time, some of Tesco’s Fresh & Easy stores. We’ve been in many Fresh & Easy stores during the long chronicle we’ve kept of Tesco’s Journey to America. Following the convention, one retail expert from […]