President of Teamsters Local 202 Appeals To NYC Mayor To Rebuild Hunts Point Market:
The Terminal Market Is Key To Both Grower Prosperity And Urban Diversity
Typically it is the merchants who make the case for terminal markets, but as successful businesspeople themselves, their arguments are often perceived as self-serving. Recently, though, the head of the Union that works not only at Hunts Point but up and down the east coast at food facilities, wrote a letter to the Mayor of […]
Chef Gerry Ludwig Will Keynote December’s IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum At The New York Produce Show And Conference: As Veg-centric Menus Take Hold, Produce Will Be The Star, No Longer The Supporting Act
We have long focused on finding the angle that will lead to higher produce consumption. With decades of health promotion behind us, we feel comfortable in saying that selling fruits and vegetables as if they are medicine is not the answer. As when we wrote in a piece titled, Two Cheers For Bacon, it has […]
The Fracturing Of Consumer Loyalty: Discounters Positioned As Acceptable Alternatives For Middle And Upper Income Consumers Are Poised For Market Share Growth
The Pundit family spent the summer touring parts of Europe and Asia. It was a wonderful trip, visiting industry members and historic sites from Tokyo to Edinburgh, from Beijing to Barcelona. We even got to visit every Disney theme park in the world and attend the Biannual D23 fan convention! One thing that became evident […]
Pundit’s Mailbag –
Rutgers' VanVranken Offers Upbeat Info On Farm-to-School And School Garden Programs,
But Do These Well-Meaning Efforts Change Consumption In Adults?
Richard VanVranken is an astute analyst and has contributed to the Pundit in pieces such as these: Pundit Mailbag — Getting A Handle On Direct-to-Consumer Programs Pundit’s Mailbag — Letters Pour In On CSPI’s Highly Deceptive Riskiest Foods List Troublesome Traceability Letters From PMA Veiled As Being Sent From Buyers Neither United Nor PMA Represent […]
Cecil The Lion, Donald Trump And Two Cheers For Capitalism
The story of the killing of Cecil the lion tells us a lot about our country and the West, but not necessarily what we would like to know. If you’ve been living under a rock the past month, Cecil was a majestic lion that was killed in Zimbabwe under disputed circumstances by an American dentist […]
NAPAR Speaks Out On Behalf Of Receivers:
Does The Uniform Use Of Disclaimers By The Lettuce Industry Constitute Restraint Of Trade?
How Can Independent Restaurants And Retailers Be Successful If Their Supply Base Buys On Disadvantageous Terms?
From time to time, we have written about the unfair and dated nature of USDA’s Good Delivery Standards in pieces including: Grape Shatter Issue Hits Wholesalers Hardest Food Safety, Good Delivery And Temperature Monitoring Pundit’s Mailbag — Temperature Monitoring Making Life Tougher For The Little Guy: USDA Good Delivery Standards Have Not Kept Up With […]
You Really Aren’t What You Eat: Are Our Dietary Guidelines Based On 50 Years Of Flawed Science? And What Would It Mean For Efforts To Boost Produce Consumption If This Is So?
For decades now we have reviewed all kinds of dietary research. Some seemed interesting and some meaningless, but one point has often struck us: Researchers make very little effort to tie in consumer reports of purchase and consumption with actual evidence of purchase and consumption. This always struck us as more than a little problematic. […]
THE RISE OF INDIA
An Opportunity For Producers
As Retailers Will Compete For The Best Produce
Future Group's Sumit Saran Presents At
The London Produce Show And Conference
There are countless efforts in Europe and America and other mature markets to increase consumption of fresh produce. To the best of our knowledge, none of these have worked. If you talk to the people who run these various programs you will know the cat is out of the bag when you ask about increases […]
London Produce Show And Conference About To Commence
Brings Together Industry in Dialog
Highlight On Key Trends And Topics
Here at the Pundit, we’ve highlighted some of the key presentations to be given at The London Produce Show and Conference. Here are some of the key issues being discussed: Will Amazon Outgrow Tesco And Carrefour? Dr. Roberta Cook Will Present Comprehensive Data And Analyze Worldwide Retail And Produce Trends All At The London Produce […]
When Commerce Is The Star:
A Maxed Out Capacity Of London Exhibitors As The Industry Recognizes The Value Of Going Beyond The Norm
THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL
We have been emphasizing the educational element of The London Produce Show and Conference by running pieces such as this: Bruce Peterson, Founder Of Wal-Mart Produce Program, Will Urge Industry To Rage Against Mediocrity, Value Experience Over Education, And Merchandise To Wow The Consumer At The London Produce Show And Conference Will Reducing Food Waste […]
