Single Step Award Winner — Tim York of Markon
This represents the final piece in our series of interviews with the winners of the Perishable Pundit’s Single Step Award. With this episode, we will have published interviews with all seven honorees. Interviews have previously been published with Dave Corsi of Wegmans, Mike O’Brien of Schnuck Markets, Joe Pezzini of Ocean Mist Farms, Eric Schwartz […]
Pundit’s Mailbag —
PMA Needs To Factor Bus Time And Taxi Costs Into Convention City Choice
Our piece, PMA Analysis — Does Houston Merit A Permanent Place In The PMA Rotation? brought this “on the money” commentary: I totally agree, especially on your ease of networking comment. This was a two-venue event. If you were in the Galleria area as we were, it was like being relegated to the boondocks. Another […]
Pundit Profiled In UK’s
Fresh Produce Journal
The Pundit arrived in Houston to find a little treat. FPJ or, as many still call it, Fresh Produce Journal, has been the weekly newspaper of the United Kingdom’s produce trade since 1895. The well respected journal is edited by Tommy Leighton, who won praise for the cover story he wrote for Pundit sister publication, […]
Single Step Award Winner —
Tanios Viviani Of Fresh Express
We have been running a series of interviews with the winners of the Perishable Pundit’s Single Step Award. Interviews have previously been published with Dave Corsi of Wegmans, Mike O’Brien of Schnuck Markets, Joe Pezzini of Ocean Mist Farms, Eric Schwartz of Dole Fresh Vegetables and Bruce Taylor of Taylor Farms. The complete winners list […]
High Lettuce Prices Strain Supplier Relations
With Wal-Mart
Iceberg lettuce and Romaine supplies are tight, and prices continue to rise. It seems as if virtually all processors have activated force majeure clauses in their contracts and raised contract prices — in some cases, multiple times. On processed product, it is a big problem with processors unable to fulfill orders in full, despite increased […]
Pundit Parents At PMA
The Pundit Parents — Michael and Roslyn Prevor — attended the PMA in Houston, their first visit to a produce industry trade show in 17 years. It was a joy for the Pundit. About a year and a half ago, we visited Houston because the Pundit Poppa had leukemia and only nine months to live. […]
PMA’s Attendance Just Shy Of 16,000
In our piece yesterday, PMA Analysis — Does Houston Merit A Permanent Place In The PMA Rotation, we mentioned that it is customary for PMA to experience a drop in attendance of around 2,000 people whenever the show leaves California. If you want to be a positive thinker, you could say the show typically picks […]
Tesco Intelligence From Pessimistic Vendors And Anxious Competitors
At PMA, we were pulled aside by many Tesco vendors and competitors to exchange intelligence. There seems to be less optimism on the success of Tesco in the United States than six months ago. Basic issues: ArroganceThere is a notion that Tesco has just stopped listening. Unrealistic Tesco is demanding certain product sizes and standards […]
Single Step Award Winner —
Bruce Taylor Of Taylor Farms
In our ongoing series of interviews with the winners of the Perishable Pundit’s Single Step Award, we have already done interviews with Dave Corsi of Wegmans, Mike O’Brien of Schnuck Markets, Joe Pezzini of Ocean Mist Farms and Eric Schwartz of Dole Fresh Vegetables. The complete winners list is as follows: Dave Corsi Vice President […]
Report Card On ‘Green-ness’ Of UK Stores
The BBC reports that a self-proclaimed consumer advocacy group, the National Consumer Council, is demanding the supermarkets in the UK go greener: UK SUPERMARKETS ‘MUST GO GREENER’ Supermarkets have gone “greener”, but still need to do more to help customers reduce their environmental impact, according to a report. Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer (M&S) […]
