Compromise Reached On Immigration Reform, But The Battle Is Far From Over
High-Fives were being passed around the ag community in D.C. today as key Senators announced an agreement on a comprehensive immigration reform package. Autumn L. Veazey from United Fresh sent out this notice to those who had played a part in this battle: Dear Participants of Agriculture Supporting Immigration Reform, Today, the Senate Democrat and […]
Getting Kids To Choose Healthy Snacks
Grant Hunt of the Grant J. Hunt Company who has had such success in supplying Tesco in the far away U.K., is experiencing problems closer to home. For example, in his children’s soccer games and Little League games, it seems that not all the young athletes look forward to the Hunt family’s turn to bring […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — More Insights On OneHarvest’s Leaders
Our piece Pundit’s Pulse Of The Industry — OneHarvest’s Rob Robson And His Food Safety Team brought forth praise of Rob Robson, Robin Poynton and of OneHarvest’s involvement with the industry. This letter from Tom Stenzel of United Fresh emphasized the deep involvement of OneHarvest with U.S. produce associations: Thanks for the great job sharing […]
Pesticide Spraying Gets More Attention
There was a time when the public perception of food safety on produce revolved around pesticides and pesticide residue. Industry leaders traipsed around the country telling everyone that pesticides weren’t the problem, the problem was pathogens such as E. coli or salmonella. Well, in fact, in the fullness of time people’s attention did shift. Now […]
Wal-Mart’s Changing Treatment Of Suppliers
If you want to know why so many American firms are so interested in the unproven concept that Tesco is bringing to America, you need look no further than the unhappiness in the supply community over what they perceive to be dramatic, and negative, changes in the way Wal-Mart treats its suppliers. We’ve covered some […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — A Look At Organic Versus Conventional Yields
Our piece ‘Take-Aways’ From United’s Short Course On Organics, brought this thoughtful missive: Regarding a quote from your 5/9 Pundit article ‘Take-Aways’ From United’s Short Course On Organics, “Scott Owens of Paramount Citrus pointed out that his horticultural people tell him that the instant they move to organic production, yields drop 30%.” I don’t know […]
King William’s Produce Requests
Jr Pundit Primo, aka William, is five years old. His parents purchased at the school auction the opportunity for young master William to be “King of the Lunchroom” for a day. This is an august title that carries with it the right to be first on line that day, to wear a crown and, crucially, […]
Hannaford Becomes First Organic-Certified Mainstream Retailer
When Whole Foods announced plans to open a store directly behind Hannaford’s flagship store in Portland, Maine, it was bruising for a fight — and now it’s got one. Hannaford Bros. just became the first mainstream supermarket chain to be fully certified by Quality Assurance International, the same organization that certifies Whole Foods Market. QAI […]
Is Tesco Sending A Message To U.S. Competitors?
It is hard to know if it is bluster — like Muhammad Ali unnerving his opponents with his bragging and strong claims — or if it is a strategic mistake that will telegraph to competitors what needs to be done — as George W. Bush would say about efforts to delineate precisely what has to […]
Ben Stein On Wal-Mart
The New York Times Sunday Business section often publishes a column entitled Everybody’s Business written by the eminently sensible Ben Stein. He is probably most famous for playing the role of a boring teacher in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and as a game show host of “Win Ben Stein’s Money,” but he is also an […]
