Brave Retailers Comment On Produce Movement In Their Stores, Planning For What May Lie Ahead
Much of our coverage of the coronavirus and its impact on the produce industry has focused on the science or the foodservice industry: Understanding Risk Surviving Coronavirus: Baldor’s Trials, Tribulations And Michael Muzyk’s Goal To Keep Everyone Working Coronavirus/Produce Industry Survival Guide: Specialty Produce Supplier Babé Farms Put To The Test But Meeting The Challenge […]
Rent Freeze In The Big Apple: Just Another Move To Win Votes And Sock It To Landlords https://www.noktaseksshop.com
So the Mayor of New York City has decided that rents for regulated apartments in New York should be frozen due to the coronavirus. The New York Post ran a story: Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the Big Apple’s rent board Friday to freeze rents next year for the city’s regulated apartments, offering new relief […]
On The Front Lines, MIKE ROBERTS Of Harps Provides Glimpse Of What’s Happening
Mike Roberts Director of Produce Operations Harps Food Stores, Inc. Springdale, Arkansas CURRENT ISSUES Q: What items are currently selling and which are not selling as much — and why? What is driving sales of these items? How do you anticipate this will change in the next few weeks and what are you doing and […]
JOSH PADILLA At ‘High-End Retailer’ Citarella Sees Opportunities To Add High Quality Niche Items Post-Pandemic
Josh (Josue) J. Padilla Director of Produce Citarella Bronx, New York CURRENT ISSUES Q: What items are currently selling and which are not selling as much – and why? What is driving sales of these items? How do you anticipate this will change in the next few weeks and what are you doing and planning […]
The New World According To Pyramid Foods’ MARK HENDRICKS, SR.: Old-school Pricing Habits May Shed While New Shopping Habits Arise
Mark Hendricks Sr. Produce Director Pyramid Foods Rogersville, Missouri CURRENT ISSUES Q: What items are currently selling and which are not selling as much – and why? What is driving sales of these items? How do you anticipate this will change in the next few weeks and what are you doing and planning as a […]
Gelson’s JOHN SAVIDAN Advises Other Retailers:
'Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Help'
John Savidan Sr. Director Produce & Floral Gelson’s Markets Los Angeles, California CURRENT ISSUES Q: What items are currently selling and which are not selling as much – and why? What is driving sales of these items? How do you anticipate this will change in the next few weeks and what are you doing and […]
CORONAVIRUS INDUSTRY SURVIVAL GUIDE:
Microgreens And Edible Flower Grower Fresh Origins Hunkers Down And Prepares For Future Openings Of Restaurants
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world’s food system, we are receiving more and more calls and emails from all sides of the supply chain — trying to process the tremendous amount of information that changes almost hourly. We already have interviews and messages lined up for publication, but first we […]
No Time To Retire For Tim York, Who Continues To Burn The Midnight Oil While Markon Wrestles With Coronavirus
Food safety, sustainability… we’ve discussed many of the most important industry issues with Tim York over the years, in pieces such as these: New Chapter Begins For Tim York As He Reflects On 34 Years At The Helm Of Markon And Plans To Contribute Again At The New York Produce Show And Conference Markon’s Tim […]
Industry Veteran Chuck Weisinger Shares Wisdom On Staying Positive In Response To Coronavirus
We ran a piece, Understanding Risk, which focused on attempts to understand the coronavirus and what risks it posed for the industry and society. Then we featured a piece titled, Surviving Coronavirus: Baldor’s Trials, Tribulations And Michael Muzyk’s Goal To Keep Everyone Working, which focused on how a very successful foodservice distributor dealt with a […]
CORONAVIRUS/PRODUCE INDUSTRY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Specialty Produce Supplier Babé Farms
Put To The Test But Meeting The Challenge
In PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine, we published a column echoing the famous opening sentence of Charles Dickens’ historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was […]
