The Charity Of Business
Charity has been much in the news lately as Bill Gates announced his intention to transition out of a day-to-day role at Microsoft in order to spend more time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Warren Buffett announced his pledge to donate much of his fortune to the same foundation. Late last year ReasonOnLine […]
Specialty Cheese Is, Well, Special
The 23rd Annual Conference and Competition of the American Cheese Society was held in Portland, Oregon, and Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, a cooperative venture of Cabot Creamery and Jasper Hill Farm, was named the Grand Champion. The Pundit congratulates the winners of each category in this highly credible and competitive competition. But if large chain retailers […]
Is It A License To Print Money?
There has been a recent explosion in the use of cartoon characters and produce. In addition to long-established uses such as River Ranch and its use of Popeye on spinach or Ready Pac, which merged in Tanimura & Antle’s use of Bugs Bunny on carrots, Nickelodeon just announced an expansion of its licensing program with […]
U.S. Beef, Food Safety And Freedom
It is good news for America’s beef producers that the market in Japan is now open. However, there are plenty of indications of skepticism in Japan about the safety of U.S. beef and thus real doubts about how quickly demand in Japan will ramp up to pre-embargo level. Japan was the largest importer of U.S. […]
The Bitter Truth About Promoting Produce To Children
Few subjects bring about the kind of unanimity of opinion that the desirability of promoting fresh fruits and vegetables to children does in the produce trade. It is a clear win/win: improve the health of America’s children while increasing sales for the trade. The Produce for Better Health Foundation has long run a special site […]
