Redlands Christian Migrant Association Is An Organization Worth Replicating Nationwide
Our article, Florida Tomato Growers Reject Penny-A-Pound Initiative At The Industry’s Peril, brought some intense protest from many in the Florida industry. We ran a letter, Pundit’s Mailbag — Defending The Florida Tomato Industry, to give voice to some of the concerns industry members expressed on the issue. We also heard from industry members about […]
Fighting Afghanistan’s
Drug Trade By Growing Pomegranates Instead
Of Poppy
One of the difficulties for U.S. policy in Afghanistan is that defeating the enemy is not enough. There is still a tremendous danger that the country will collapse into lawlessness and that anarchy will create opportunities for terrorists to reestablish themselves. One big issue is that the illegal drug industry is now believed to be […]
NewStar’s Eldredge
Takes A Break
Notice comes that one of the industry luminaries has decided to take a break: NewStar CEO Eldredge Plans a Hiatus NewStar Fresh Foods®, the world’s largest shipper of iceless Green Onions and a recognized leader in packaged Spinach and Asparagus, has announced the planned departure of President and Chief Executive Officer David Eldredge, effective December […]
Sustainability/Social Responsibility And GMO Corn & Carrots
Trying to get our hands around what “sustainability” and “corporate social responsibility” mean isn’t easy. When we published Tim York’s letter in A Call For An Industrywide Sustainability And Social Responsibility Initiative, we also announced plans for a conference that will help the industry work through these issues. One of the reasons the definitions get […]
A Closer Look At
Global Food Prices
Food prices have become a global issue. The Daily Mail in the UK ran a piece entitled, Soaring prices ‘put £750 a year on average family shopping bill’: Soaring food prices have put £750 a year on the average family shopping bill, it was claimed today. In more bad news for struggling householders, the staggering […]
Pundit’s Mailbag —
Avian Flu
Webinar Planned
Many thanks to Heather Holland at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. She read our piece, Avian Flu Reminder, and realized that we had overlooked an upcoming industry resource: I noticed that in the Pundit of January 15, 2008, you had mentioned that Avian Flu is still claiming victims, and is still an important issue. I […]
Importer Of Recalled Basil
Sheds More Light On
FDA Handling
Our piece, Fresh Basil Recall Brings Additional Concerns About FDA’s Safety Procedures, brought attention from around the world, including from authorities such as Marion Nestle at New York University. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to follow up with with Alberto Martinez of Top Line Specialty Produce to find out how […]
Traceability Committee
Cuts To The Chase For Workable Standards
Our piece, Traceability Group Meets Tuesday, highlighted the first meeting of the joint industry task force on traceability. Now the three associations driving the effort — CPMA, PMA and United Fresh — have issued a joint statement: Produce Traceability Initiative Steering Committee’s first meeting begins laying groundwork for industry-wide standards program The steering committee of […]
Altered States: How Price/Branding
Affect Pleasure Centers
An interesting study done by researchers at the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University, entitled Marketing Actions Can Modulate Neural Representations Of Experienced Pleasantness, may hold some interesting implications for marketers: Despite the importance and pervasiveness of marketing, almost nothing is known about the neural mechanisms through which it affects decisions made by individuals. […]
A Favor For The Jr. Pundit
We highlighted the efforts of the Jr. Pundit Primo, aka William, to improve the healthfulness of his school menu in Prince William’s Produce Requests and King Of The Lunchroom. Maybe his efforts helped a bit as his school foodservice program just won an award: Don Janezic, Food Service Director, Pine Crest School, Boca Raton, Florida, […]
