Mayda Sotomayor
Heads Up Seald Sweet
She started in the produce industry as a receptionist, working her way through college. Then she fell in love… with an industry. And now Mayda Sotomayor has become the CEO of one of the most venerable names in the business: As Seald Sweet International continues to grow and diversify its global strategy, new positions have […]
Produce For Kids Hits The Big Time With PBS Kids Alliance
In running pieces, such as Kudos To All Involved In Produce For Kids, we have celebrated the Produce for Kids program, launched by John Shuman and Shuman Produce for the purpose of bringing the produce trade together to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network, which supports a network of children’s hospitals across North America. […]
Spinach Crisis,
One Year Later
Today is the one-year anniversary of the Great Spinach Crisis of 2006. The consumer media is filled with the predictable follow-up stories. The good ones have titles such as, A Year After Spinach Scare, Growers Strive To Keep Produce Safe. The not so good ones have titles such as, U.S. Failed To Boost Produce Inspections. […]
Let’s Celebrate:
We’re Living Longer!
With the one year anniversary of the 2006 spinach crisis upon us, it is worth noting that we are exceedingly fortunate to live in a time and place in which relatively tiny risks — such as E. coli 0157:H7 on spinach — can be considered a major problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Burger King Adds
Apple ‘Fries’ As Part Of Healthier Kids Meal Program
Burger King has joined the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, which basically means it agrees to promote healthy eating to children under 12 years of age: As part of its Advertising Commitment, Burger King Corp. developed a strict set of Nutrition Guidelines that it will follow with respect to the […]
C.H. Robinson Launches Our World Organics Line
C.H. Robinson has gradually put together a line of boutique brands. In addition to Fresh 1, it also markets apples under the Mott’s brand, citrus under the Tropicana brand and grapes under the Welch’s brand. Add in a private label program, and it is one of the largest branded marketers in the country. Now C.H. […]
Peapod/Stop & Shop Target Businesses And Non-profits For Online Ordering
Peapod and Stop & Shop are both divisions of Royal Ahold and now have opened a new facility specifically designed to serve businesses and non-profits: PEAPOD OPENS FACILITY DEDICATEDTO SERVING BOSTON WORKPLACES Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC, and Stop & Shop have announced the opening of a new, first-of-its-kind facility solely dedicated to serving the […]
Wegmans Organic Research Farm: A Model For Homegrown And Organic
It always seems as if Wegmans has a knack for being on the cutting edge. In an age where the organic community is bifurcating between those who most value organic and those who most value locally grown, Wegmans has set up the Wegmans Organic Research Farm. The short-term mission of the farm has been to […]
Wal-Mart’s ‘Save Money —
Live Better’ Slogan Is Step In Right Direction
Wal-Mart has announced a new slogan. Instead of “Always Low Prices. Always” the new slogan will be “Save Money. Live Better.” Many media reports said this was the first slogan change in 19 years — which is not quite true. Back in 1994, Wal-Mart was compelled to change its slogan, which had been “Always the […]
Pundit’s Mailbag —
Sunkist Jarred Fruit
Just The Beginning
Our piece, New Sunkist Jarred Fruit Line May Lift Sales Of All Produce Items, pointed out that Sunkist was introducing a new jarred fruit line which would compete with the line sold by Del Monte Foods. The deal is that Sunkist has given a license to Old World Enterprise Group, which will produce the product […]
