Pundit’s Mailbag — Wal-Mart Dilemma: Add Labor or Reduce Complexity?
We already published a piece — Pundit’s Mailbag — Wal-Mart’s Empty Case And TV Commercial. Were We Being Unfair?— in response to our article, A Wal-Mart Example — What Is The Produce Industry To Do When Its Showroom Isn’t Executing Well? This letter brings a different approach to the issue: Wal-Mart has certainly been in the press […]
Pundit’s Mailbag – The McDonald’s Study, Nanny-Stateism And The Role Of Industry Advocacy Groups In Promoting Big Government And Budget Deficits
Sometimes the story behind the story is a bigger issue than the story itself, such was the reaction of one industry participant to our piece titled, Do Consumers Eat More When Given Calorie Recommendations At Restaurants? ‘McDonald’s Study’ Demonstrates Nanny-Statism May Have Unintended Consequences. Please keep writing articles like this one! The produce industry seems […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — How To Help People Make The Right Choices At Restaurants…. Is There An App For That?
How do we help people make good choices? This is the question our piece — Do Consumers Eat More When Given Calorie Recommendations At Restaurants? ‘McDonald’s Study’ Demonstrates Nanny-Statism May Have Unintended Consequences — posed in the mind of one thoughtful professor: While I understand the political slant of the authors, the goal should be […]
Will All Efforts To Boost Produce Consumption Wind Up Being Co-Opted By Other interests? European School Fruit Scheme IS Under Pressure To Add Other AG Items. Schoolchildren Apparently Also Need Flowers!
Freshfel, the European Fresh Produce Association, based in Brussels, Belgium, was concerned about proposals to integrate produce with other agricultural products in school programs. It issued a statement: FRESHFEL QUESTIONS APPROPRIATENESS AND TIMING OF THE CAP SCHOOL SCHEMES CONSULTATION Freshfel Europe has sent a letter to Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian CioloÅŸ, questioning the appropriateness and […]
Pundit’s Mailbag – When Children Are At Stake: How Can Schools Prioritize Local Over Safe?
Our piece, Pundit’s Mailbag — The End Of The Yeoman Farmer? Does Society Care Enough About PTI And FSMA To Put The Small Farmer Out Of Business? brought this note exploring the way “loopholes and exemptions” can have consequences that we better deal with up front: It seems the loopholes and exemptions also have far-reaching […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Wal-Mart’s Empty Case And TV Commercial. Were We Being Unfair?
Our piece — A Wal-Mart Example — What Is The Produce industry To Do When Its Showroom Isn’t Executing Well? — brought this rebuttal from one industry member: It is unfortunate you chose to publicize this one example which may or may not be representative across a significant number of Walmart locations. It is especially […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — 'McDonald’s Study' Bespeaks Need To Promote Healthy Options Long Before Smelling The Fries. But Will That Be Enough?
Our piece Pundit’s Mailbag — Do Consumers Eat More When Given Calorie Recommendations At Restaurants? ‘McDonald’s Study’ Demonstrates Nanny-Statism May Have Unintended Consequences, brought lots of comments, including one from a man with access to a lot of data on consumer behavior: Very interesting write-up… I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion that when it comes […]
The Anti-Wal-Mart: No Protests Here — Trader Joe’s Expands In Florida — This Time In The Pundit’s Back Yard – And The Welcome Is Warm
You know when a retailer has achieved truly great status? It is when the whole big deal is a12,500 square-foot store and yet the politicians in town start giving themselves high-fives when the retailer announces it is opening in their town. A retailer just announced a new location a stone’s throw from Pundit headquarters, and […]
Pundit’s Mailbag – The End Of The Yeoman Farmer? Does Society Care Enough About PTI And FSMA To Put The Small Farmer Out Of Business?
Always looking out for the little guy, frequent Pundit contributor Bob Sanderson responded to our piece, With Wal-Mart’s PTI Mandate and 100% Guarantee On Produce, One Wonders If Local Is Included Or Is There More Fluff Than Real Stuff; Unions Will Be Watching. His letter expands on the point from PTI (Produce Traceability Initiative) to […]
Groundswell Of Research Shows Vitamin Supplements Often Do More Harm Than Good — Produce Industry May Benefit But Caution Should Be Taken On Specific Claims Made
A piece by Paul Offit in The Atlantic titled, The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements points out that vitamin supplements typically are not only unnecessary, they may be harmful: On October 10, 2011, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that women who took supplemental multivitamins died at rates higher than those who […]
