Tour Of Long Island Retailers At New York Produce Show And Conference Provide A Glimpse Of The Competitiveness In The Suburbs
New this year at The New York Produce Show and Conference is a Long Island Retail Tour. The Pundit was mostly reared on Long Island and it is an interesting place to learn about retailing to large suburban areas. We go from Giunta’s Meat Farm to Stop & Shop, from Shoprite to Waldbaums, from Fairway […]
On Top Of The World…
Or Your Local Supermarket
Are Rooftop Hydroponic Greenhouses The Future Of Farming?
Urban agriculture is a big thing now. Last year, The New York Produce Show and Conference took a tour of a rooftop farm. It was awe inspiring to see farming with a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. This year, we are going to see a small prototype of a greenhouse that one firm wants to […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Choice Of Farmer Lee Jones As Keynote Speaker Of IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum at The New York Produce Show And Conference Is A “Most Interesting Strategy”
Our piece, Farmer Lee Jones To Keynote IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum At The New York Produce Show And Conference, brought some divergent response: It is gratifying to me that The New York Produce Show and Conference is placing more emphasis on foodservice this year. I applaud their efforts in recognizing the important contribution foodservice makes […]
Baldor, Stew Leonard’s And Eataly Tour
At The New York Produce Show And Conference
A Unique Perspective On A Unique Supply Chain
Here at the Pundit, we get frequent requests from trade members in other countries to set up tours of retailers in the USA who are doing interesting things. For years, Stew Leonard’s has been a staple on these tours. The newest hot item has clearly been Eataly, which led us to include Mario Batali’s masterpiece […]
Eastern Produce Council Shines In Leadership At The New York Produce Show And Conference
With The New York Produce Show and Conference fast approaching, there is, of course, a hubbub of activity. Chefs are being retained, academics and editors flown in from the far corners of the globe, buyers are making lists of priorities, exhibitors are shipping and students are preparing for the experience of their lives. In the […]
Riding The Roller Coaster:
Roberta Cook Of UC Davis Explains How Economic Fluctuations Create Marketing Opportunities
Each industry is given little gifts. Some force of history or fortuitous circumstance brings forth something incredibly good, which we have done nothing to deserve. Such a serendipitous occurrence brought us, in the produce industry, Roberta Cook. What an incredible honor she does us by speaking at the inaugural Global Trade Symposium held in conjunction […]
Not Your Father’s Wholesale Market…
The New Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Wants The World To Know….'We Are Open For Business!'
Last year The New York Produce Show and Conference featured a “sneak preview” tour of the not yet open brand new Philadelphia Terminal Market. The tour was a hit and many spoke with awe of the new facility. Dr. Johan van Deventer, who was visiting with us from South Africa, was so impressed he wrote […]
Expectations of Excellence
Regional Players Who Expect To Meet And Beat National Standards
A Tour Of New Jersey Retailers And New Auerbach Facility
Back in the day, the Pundit imported garlic from Spain and Argentina, and we marketed garlic from some California shippers. We also used to supply Associated Food Stores in New York and shipped many mixed export loads to the Caribbean and Africa. So we sold garlic to the Auerbachs and purchased AuerPAK brand packaged garlic […]
Former Met “Doc Gooden”
To Pitch Again In New York…
Pitch Produce At The New York Produce Show And Conference
We suppose we could write a lengthy and thoughtful essay on the importance of the produce industry aligning with athletics and physical activity so as to fight obesity and position the industry as a force for good. And we could explain how our understanding of this dynamic led us to invite ‘Doc Gooden’to The New […]
Farmer Lee Jones To Keynote
IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum
At The New York Produce Show And Conference
We just recently received a little note regarding our coverage of the Cantaloupe Crisis: I think you have done a great job at examining the Cantaloupe Crisis – thumbs up. —Karl Kolb Ph.D. Chief, Science Officer The High Sierra Group Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin It was a little “blast from the past” for us, as we […]
