Frieda's Caplan Models Salad Bar Program After Sara Lee: "Nobody Doesn't Like" Kids Eating Salads
Karen Caplan CEO, President Frieda’s Los Alamitos, California Q:How did you become involved with Let’s Move Salad Bars to California Schools? A: As you know, I was chairman of United Fresh back in 2003 and have always been personally supportive of these industry initiatives. At Frieda’s, our mission is to change the way Americans eat […]
United’s Lorelei DiSogra Champions The Cause: To Place 350 Salad Bars In California’s Neediest Schools
Dr. Lorelei DiSogra, EdD, R.D. Vice President, Nutrition and Health United Fresh Produce Association Washington, D.C. Q: How does Let’s Move Salad Bars to California Schools fit within national campaign efforts; and more broadly to United Fresh’s advocacy to effect governmental policy to increase children’s produce consumption? A: I was out in California recently meeting […]
Diane Harris Of The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Speaks Out On Salad Bars: “Some Answers Won’t Be Entirely Satisfactory, But That’s Where We Are.”
Diane Harris, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S. Health Scientist Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia Q: Lorelie DiSogra recommended you as an excellent contact as the CDC lead for Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools. We’re interested to learn more about any research or studies undertaken or in […]
The Failure Of Tesco’s Fresh & Easy: Diverse Voices And 'Déjà Vu All Over Again'
Our piece, Twenty Lessons Learned From Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Failure, brought many responses. Some were high fives: This is a tremendous document — you should print this into a book. Excellent work — glad you took the time to do it. — Karl Kolb Ph.D. Chief Science Officer The High Sierra Group Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin From as far […]
The Disconnect Between Marketing Of Local And Sales Of Local And The Necessity For Promoting What We Actually Sell
An attendee at the recent New York Produce Show and Conference sent us this note regarding a discussion we had on stage with a baker’s dozen of industry ‘thought-leaders’: PRODUCE BUSINESS Magazine and the Eastern Produce Council are to be congratulated for the success of the 3rd Annual New York Produce Show and Conference. I want […]
Costco, Sheri Flies, The James Beard Foundation Leadership Award And How Sustainability Differs From Charity
A hat tip to Andreas Schindler at Pilz Schindler GmbH, which promotes its Don Limon brand of limes around the world. He sent us a link to year-old video of Sheri L. Flies, accepting the 2011 James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. Sheri is an intriguing individual. She is trained as a lawyer and for 13 years […]
Groundbreaking Study Sheds Light On The Relationship Between Bacteria And Obesity: Does The Produce Industry Have A Plan B In Case The Health Message Needs Refinement?
The one thing we know about the public health advice in terms of diet is that it hasn’t worked particularly well — thus the enormous obesity problem. We also know that repeated entreaties to get people to eat more produce seem to have little effect on either produce consumption or on the health of the […]
Booth Babes: Al Jolson, The Supreme Court, Self-Promotion And How Context Can Make All The Difference
The subject that just won’t die rolls on. We’ve run five pieces so far on the subject of “Booth Babes,” and the broader issue of PMA policy: 1) Pundit’s Mailbag — Booth Babes And The Disconnect With PMA’s Position On Women’s Careers 2) Pundit’s Mailbag — Nothing Wrong With Booth Babes! 3) Pundit’s Mailbag — […]
Twenty Lessons Learned From Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Failure
The year 2012 closed with the announcement that Tesco will probably exit its US business, Fresh & Easy. Obviously it will sell it or parts of it if it can. It may contribute assets to a joint venture or may just put a lock on the door. Although Tesco claims some have expressed interest, it noticeably […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Booth Babes Issue Rolls On With Discourse About Beauty, PMA Exhibit Policy, Marketing Tactics And Proper Attire
We’ve run four pieces in this conversation so far: 1) Pundit’s Mailbag — Booth Babes And The Disconnect With PMA’s Position On Women’s Careers 2) Pundit’s Mailbag — Nothing Wrong With Booth Babes! 3) Pundit’s Mailbag — “Booth Babes”, Professionalism and Hypocrisy: What Should PMA’s Policy Be? 4) Pundit’s Mailbag – United Fresh And Others […]
