Tesco’s ‘Selective’ Market Research
We’ve been helped by many correspondents in covering Tesco’s Journey to America, and some of the more intriguing contributions have come from David J. Livingston, a longtime retailer who now operates a consultancy under the name DJL Research, LLC. You can read some of his previous contributions below: Kroger And Tesco Approach Store Acquisitions Differently […]
Sharing The Joy Of The Nolan Victory…Plus A Note From One Of The Jurors!
We’ve been covering the issues in the dispute involving both Jim and Theresa Nolan and their company, The Nolan Network, with Ocean Spray for a long time. Our recent pieces, Nolans Victorious In Lawsuit vs. Ocean Spray: This One’s For You, Jim and Nolan Triumph Example Of ‘Standing Up For What’s Right In Face Of […]
Got Produce? What Is PBH’s Purpose If Not To Promote Consumption?
We’ve been wrestling with the pros and cons of the proposed fruit and vegetable generic promotion effort, so we were very pleased to receive a letter from a thoughtful member of the trade: I am forwarding this notice to you because I think it gives a different perspective to the discussion concerning a National Fruit […]
Discussion Of FDA’s Unclear Sprout Guidelines By Jonathan’s Sanderson And Rutgers’ Schaffner
We’ve written previously of the tendency of the FDA to provide vague, almost meaningless, guidance. For example, as part of our extensive coverage of the alfalfa sprout recall, we ran a piece titled, Recommendation For An ‘Appropriate’ Seed-Screening Program Shows FDA Unwilling To Take Responsibility For its Recommendations, which pointed out that by recommending an […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Poor Management Attitude Leads To Food Safety Failures
Our piece, Economic Reality Trumps Official Policy Every Time, wrestled with the disconnect between official policies businesses adopt and the incentive structures that often lead to different behavior than the policy seemed to require. Richard Yudin, working with the very international Fyffes organization, has often contributed insightful work to the Pundit. You can take a […]
Straight Talk Needed At Tesco
When, after so many pieces analyzing Tesco’s journey to America as Fresh & Easy, we ran a piece titled, Tesco’s US Losses ‘Unnerving.’ It brought a thoughtful response from one of the “partners” in Tesco’s roll out: I appreciate your well written post as always. I thought today’s was especially insightful, particularly to someone who […]
Nolan Triumph Example Of ‘Standing Up For What’s Right In Face Of Overwhelming Might’
We did a SPECIAL ALERT over the weekend to let the industry know that a momentous, some would even say miraculous, event occurred. The title of the piece spoke clearly: Nolans Victorious In Lawsuit vs. Ocean Spray: This One’s For You, Jim. Following up on our extensive coverage of the matter, the piece brought forth […]
Seeking One Good Sprout Grower And One Good Retailer — Primus Steps Up
We have been extensively covering the alfalfa sprout/salmonella situation. Anyone who has looked at the interplay of sprouts and food safety has to have a healthy respect for the difficulties in this area. Long before there was a recognized problem with leafy greens, tomatoes or melons, there was a known problem with sprouts. So the […]
Got Produce? PBH’s Hope to Be An Honest Broker Of Industry Dialog Is Tainted By Its Desire To Advocate
Our analysis of the proposal for a National Fruit & Vegetable Research and Promotion Order, also known as a generic marketing campaign for produce, has often noted that many in the industry feel frustration that the advocates of the program have seized control of the supposed “dialog” and take it as their right to spend […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Do Inspectors Help ‘Prevent’ Foodborne Illness?
Our piece, Tracing Of Foodborne Illnesses Falls Under A Patchwork of Poorly-run, Under-resourced State Labs, brought an objection from a food safety consultant: An interesting and informative article in most respects, but your final paragraph containing the opinion, “ — hiring inspectors to stand around plants in the hope they will see invisible pathogens is […]
