PMA’s State Of Industry Address Makes The Case For Women In Executive Positions:
But Is This Analysis Or Advocacy?
The annual State of the Industry address at PMA was for several years a speech delivered by PMA President and CEO, Bryan Silbermann. It was generally fact-checked to the nines. In recent years, however, other people have been included in the State of the Industry presentation, and the same fact-checking doesn’t seem to go on. […]
A Cornell Study On New York Wines Raises A Fresh Question:
What Do We Mean When We Ask About Local?
Each year The New York Produce Show and Conference features our University Exchange Program, where we bring in students, provide them with a special education program and expose them to the industry. Simultaneously, faculty members from the same universities provide presentations of their most cutting-edge research so they can fulfill their mission of disseminating knowledge. […]
FACING ISSUES GLOBALLY:
UK And US Both Wrestle With Immigration Policy
The London Produce Show And Conference Is A New Industry Fulcrum Not Only For Trade But For Sharing Ideas
We’ve written several pieces lately addressing the launch of The London Produce Show and Conference: 1) New Event Planned For 2014: The United Kingdom’s Fresh Produce Consortium And PRODUCE BUSINESS Magazine Announce The London Produce Show and Conference 2) Tommy Leighton Named Managing Director For Pundit Sister Company In The UK — A Triumph Of The […]
IMAGINE-NATION
Will The First Lady’s Sesame Street Campaign Reduce Produce Consumption?
When the White House says it wants to promote your products, you say yes. So it is most wonderful and fortuitous for the produce industry that First Lady Michelle Obama wanted to promote this new initiative in which the Sesame Street characters will be made available, royalty-free to the produce industry. It is also most […]
White House Chef Tells Industry To Try Harder; But He Needs To Check His Facts
During one of the general sessions at the PMA Convention in New Orleans, Chef Sam Kass, the Executive Director of Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor for White House’s Nutrition Policy, was piped in by telephone and explained that if only the produce industry would try harder, it could easily increase consumption of produce among […]
Nominations Sought For The Joe Nucci Award For Product Innovation
The Jr. Pundits, Primo, aka William, age 12, and Segundo, aka Matthew, age 10, are big fans of Disney and Orlando is not so far from Pundit headquarters in Boca Raton, FL, so we are frequent visitors to Walt Disney World. We often try different hotels, but one place we have not stayed in eight […]
Industry Representatives From All Sectors Weigh In On Criminal Prosecution In The Jensen Farms Case, But Trade Associations Remain Silent
Our piece, It Surely Is A Tragedy, BUT Should Not Be A Crime: Arrest Of Jensen Farms’ Owners Betrays Elemental Principles Of Justice And Sets Stage For Less Investment In Production Of Food, brought many responses. One large buyer thought it best to remain confidential: How absolutely TERRIFYING!!! Unfortunately, I have been saying for some […]
What Does It Mean For A CEO To Show He Is Committed To Food Safety?
One of the workshops at the PMA Convention in New Orleans was Buyers and Sellers — Moving to a Food Safety Culture? The session was moderated by Dr. Jim Gorny, Vice President of Science & Technology for the Produce Marketing Association and featured a substantial presentation by Dr. Bob Whitaker, Chief Science & Technology Officer, […]
Product, Trade, Ideas And Friendship: Insights Into The London Produce Show And Conference
We announced with great excitement the establishment of a new global industry institution with a piece titled New Event Planned for 2014: The United Kingdom’s Fresh Produce Consortium And PRODUCE BUSINESS Magazine Announce The London Produce Show and Conference We had plenty of interest and will, without a doubt, sell out the show and, more […]
New Event Planned for 2014:
The United Kingdom’s Fresh Produce Consortium And PRODUCE BUSINESS Magazine Announce The London Produce Show and Conference
As we head off to our 29th consecutive PMA, we are reminded of the powerful draw of this massive event and of Fruit Logistica in Berlin, the two rivals for largest produce event of the year. These are incredible events, with scale and resources that can’t be matched. We recommend that anyone who can attend […]
