United Fresh Leadership Class Of 2007-2008
Among the pieces we have run that elicited a deeply emotional reaction were the pieces, Tim Vaux To Leave Dupont and Tim Vaux Reflects On DuPont, Leadership And Jeff Gordon. The emotional outpouring was, of course, partly related to Tim and his unique qualities of leadership and friendship. At the same time the unique year-long […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Marketing Agreement Limitations
As the industry was in the midst of attempting to fashion a response to the spinach crisis, we received an assertive letter that we published under the title Pundit’s Mailbag — Farmers Are Not The Cause Of Food Safety Problems. It was an extensive and strong letter and basically said that because the big processors […]
Taking Food Safety Jobs VERY Seriously
Here is an incentive program to maintain high food safety standards.
United’s Organic Pavilion
Organic produce marketing will change next year when the United show moves with FMI to Las Vegas while the All Things Organic show stays in Chicago with the Fancy Food Show. As we wrote in Organic Show Has Most To Lose By Breakup, the concept of an organic show is unlikely to be a success […]
Marketing Agreement Adds 39 New Names
Scott Horsfall is arriving to become CEO of a California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement that is on a roll. Initially 71 handlers signed-up for the agreement. Then two more signed on. Now an additional 39 have put their signature to the agreement. One company, Five Crowns Marketing, seems to have dropped off the list. In […]
Clash Of Corporate Cultures Seen In Contrast Between Wal-Mart/ASDA Essentials And Tesco/Fresh & Easy
As Tesco prepares to open operations in America, what sounds like a reasonably similar concept by arch rival Wal-Mart seems to be struggling to get past the launch gate. To much publicity Wal-Mart, through its ASDA subsidiary, had opened a concept in the U.K. called ASDA Essentials. Like Tesco’s US concept, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Irradiation, Pasteurization And Labeling
Our piece, Unfair CNN Report Showed One Clear Winner: Irradiation, brought a note from a frequent correspondent on the organic side of the business: From the 5/22 Perishable Pundit, “Unfair CNN Report Showed One Clear Winner: Irradiation,” I am not sure if your statement, “There was no sense of proportion or comparative risk. The injury […]
Hernandez Of Melissa’s Featured In Cooking Light
Cooking Light magazine highlights “…five people who taught us to love fruits and vegetables.” Featured among the fab five: JOE HERNANDEZ Twenty years ago, tomatillos, mangos, or cherimoyas were not readily available at the average grocery store. Along with many other once-unusual produce items, they are now widely available due in part to Hernandez’s business, […]
Idaho Potato Commission Looks To Cuba For Future Business
As part of its effort to identify and develop new markets for Idaho potatoes and potato products, the Idaho Potato Commission participated in a mission to Cuba: Pictured above, Idaho Potato Commission representatives, Frank Muir and Pat Kole (second and third from left respectively), are at a Cuban farm with Governor C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter (second […]
Small Store Concepts Not Solely A Tesco Idea — Check Out Wellcome’s Express Fresh Model
As we evaluate whether Tesco’s plans to come to America with a small store concept heavily focused on fresh foods is viable, we should be aware that all over the world, retailers are claiming to see a niche in this area. For example, the Taipei Times has an article entitled, Wellcome Bets on ‘Express Fresh’ […]
