Nyenrode Business University’s Henry Robben Speaks Out:
How To Win A Sustainable Business Advantage
Many of the things we are doing in the UK at The London Produce Show and Conference are adaptations of successful approaches we pioneered in New York. One of the unique components of The New York Produce Show and Conference is our University Interchange Program. In this program we reach out to the great universities […]
Rachel Yankey:
England’s Most Decorated Footballer To Address London Show
(That’s Soccer To The American Contingent!)
When this American boy came to Britain, he told them we always had a sports star at the New York produce show and conference. This past year, we pointed out it was Walt Frazier. A fact that resulted in blank stares as none of the UK staff, though mostly sports mad, had ever heard of […]
The Passion And the Produce:
New Covent Garden Market Strides Ahead In UK Wholesale — Markets Are The Unappreciated Underpinning Of Grower Prosperity And Urban Diversity
Gary Marshall Chairman Covent Garden Tenants Association New Covent Garden, London, UK The Pundit is a son of New York’s Hunts Point Market. And the Pundit Poppa used to sell to many a merchant back in the old Covent Garden as well as in the early years of the New Covent Garden market. So it […]
New Covent Garden Market, Prophet, Sun World And Robinson Fresh: Platinum Sponsors Key To Success Of The London Produce Show And Conference
The English poet, lawyer, priest and satirist John Donne wrote that No Man is an Island and Hillary Clinton, erstwhile First Lady, US Senator, Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate, wrote that It Takes a Village, and both, were they speaking about the establishment of The London Produce Show and Conference, would have been speaking […]
Leadership From Six Continents: A Capacity Crowd Of Charter Exhibitors Announced For The London Produce Show And Conference
The other day in a piece, titled British And International ‘Thought Leaders’ Panel Announced For The London Produce Show And Conference, we unveiled the incredible diversity of intellects that would grace our Perishable Pundit “Thought Leader” panel, and for some time, we have been laying out the intellectual case for The London Produce Show and […]
British And International ‘Thought Leaders’ Panel Announced For The London Produce Show And Conference
When we unveiled the plan for collaboration between the FRESH PRODUCE CONSORTIUM in Britain and PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine in America to establish a new industry event, we believed it would serve a vital industry need: “London is an iconic city for many reasons, not only in the UK and Europe, but in global terms,” said […]
Explore Iconic London During The London Produce Show And Conference With The All-inclusive Spouse/Companion Program
When the first-ever London Produce Show and Conference gets underway on June 4-6, we will welcome delegates from all over the world, many of whom will be making the trip to the UK with their spouse or partner. There is no need to worry, even if they have never been to London. For with the […]
Pundit’s Mailbag – Unemployed Because It Was Deserved Or Directed By God?
Our pieces, A STORY HALF TOLD: Putting A Spin On The Long-term Unemployed, and Pundit’s Mailbag — Pundit’s Critique Of New York Times’ Reporter Annie Lowrey’s Piece … Draws Notice Of Produce Industry Pros, brought many responses including one from long-time Pundit contributor Bob Sanderson. Among the pieces he has contributed here include these: Pundit’s Mailbag […]
Total Produce Pioneers Hi-Tech Access
For Produce-Related Content While
Learning What Consumers Really Love
We received notice that Total Produce, the Irish headquartered spinoff of the old Fyffes Banana and Fresh Produce Group which is a partner of Oppy was employing new technology to create a new tool to interact with consumers: Local Produce To Take Centre Stage As Total Produce Trials NFC / Beacon “SmartStands” This month will see […]
At The London Produce Show And Conference:
‘Room at the Top? — What U.K. Retailers Can Learn From U.S. Natural/Gourmet Retailing’
Cornell University’s Rod Hawkes Points Out That ‘Upscale’ Has Changed And That The American Experience Points To The Possibility Of Big Changes Ahead For UK Retailing
The fracturing of the UK retail market has mostly been about price, with ALDI and Lidl challenging the Big Four on the discount end and Waitrose and Marks & Spencer challenging them on the high end. Yet experience in the US market indicates that more than price matters, and that market entrants can start picking […]
