Unique In Approach, FMI Research Answers Questions For Retailers And Producers With New Disclosures At Amsterdam Produce Show And Conference
We don’t look at geography when selecting speakers for our events; in our quest for the best content, we will travel to the ends of the earth for the most insightful. And the Food Marketing Institute happens to do some of the most intriguing research relevant to fresh produce on the face of the globe. […]
Global Industry To Converge And Engage
At Amsterdam Produce Show And Conference As Stellar Thought-Leader Breakfast Panel Unveiled
One of the purposes behind the creation of The New York Produce Show and Conference, The London Produce Show and Conference and, most recently, The Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference is to use these iconic cities as gathering points for the best and brightest in the global produce industry. We have always exercised great discernment […]
Cornell’s Ed McLaughlin — Leading Authority On Global Retailing — To Keynote Amsterdam Produce Show And Conference:
‘DISRUPTION AT RETAIL’ … What Whole Foods, Amazon, Lidl, Aldi And Wal-Mart Mean For The Produce Industry
Some decisions in life are very difficult and some are really easy. Selecting a keynote speaker for The Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference was a really easy call. In a year when Lidl began its American invasion and Amazon bought Whole Foods, retail is the nexus of concern in the industry – and Cornell’s Ed […]
Amazon/Whole Foods Uses Tricks Of The Trade And Easy Media Manipulation To Dampen ‘Whole Paycheck’ Reputation
We recently wrote about the Amazon and Whole Foods merger with a piece titled, Is Amazon.com’s Deep Dive Into Grocery And The Whole Foods Brand Worth $13.7 Billion? Any Significant Investment In Bricks And Mortar Would Torpedo Amazon.com’s Coveted PE Ratio. Now Amazon has completed its acquisition of Whole Foods, and, showing itself to be […]
Is Amazon.com's Deep Dive Into Grocery
And The Whole Foods Brand Worth $13.7 Billion?
Any Significant Investment In Bricks And MortarWould Torpedo Amazon.com's Coveted PE Ratio
The market capitalization of Amazon.com is about $466 billion; that is billion, with a B. So the proposed $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods, including debt, for which Amazon.com would not generally be liable, is a bit of roulette for Amazon.com, but not Russian roulette. The thousands of articles that claim to explicate Amazon.com’s strategy need to be viewed […]
Making Produce Marketing Everything It’s Not: Creative, Innovative, In-your-face, Non-conventional, Digitally Driven, Attitude- And Adventure-oriented…
Nic Jooste Of Cool Fresh Guides The Trade On How To Capture Gen Z And, Next, Gen Alpha!
Nic Jooste is a marketing magician. He doesn’t have the resources at his disposal to buy massive television campaigns, yet he has managed to create marketing campaigns that have won Cool Fresh, the company he represents, a cult following in certain quarters.He doesn’t do this just by gut, he does research to inform his campaigns. […]
Clive Black, Esteemed Stock Analyst, Gives London Produce Show And Conference Attendees Insight Into How Online Shopping, Consumer Price-consciousness And Brexit Will Impact The Industry
Clive Black’s romance with food started in the 1980s when he studied corporate strategy in the Northern Ireland food industry for his Ph.D. at The Queen’s University of Belfast. Black, grew up in Coleraine, Northern Island, where the smell of the countryside remains a poignant memory, and since 2003 has been head of research at […]
Superstar Roberta Cook
Guides London Produce Show Attendees
On NAFTA, The Impact Of Trade
And The Perils That Lie Ahead
Dr. Roberta Cook, on the slate for the London Produce Show, is among the foremost authorities on produce trends around the globe. She remains a coveted catch for any conference. Previous presentations at the New York Produce Show and the London Produce Show have stimulated thought and discussion on a wide range of topics including: Will Amazon […]
Can Children Be Wooed To Eat Bitter Vegetables? Wageningen University’s Gertrude Zeinstra Presents New Research: Is Repetition The Key To Healthy Habits? Insight Shared At The London Produce Show And Conference
There is near unanimity on the desirability of children eating more produce. But when one looks at the initiatives actually done, almost all wind up getting children to eat more sweet fruit and calling it a victory. The problem, of course, is that many of the healthiest elements of produce consumption come about through consuming […]
Chris Cowan Of Kantar Worldpanel UK Shares His Data-Strong Insights On The Future Of Produce Retailing At The London Produce Show And Conference
Chris Cowan admits he doesn’t have a green thumb. However, he does enjoy dining on farm fresh produce and mining data to translate consumer purchase behavior into a competitive advantage for his clients. The latter is a great combination considering that for the past three years, Cowan has held the position of Consumer Insight Director […]
