Though Stacked With Talent, Can A Consolidated Delhaize With Diverse Banners Meet Its Overall Strategic Goals?
Our piece — Delhaize Advises Vendors Of Plan To Consolidate Procurement: Is This A Win Or A Loss For Delhaize…And For The Broader Industry? — brought many comments. Dave Diver, who had been Vice President of Produce at Hannaford and in more recent times is a Contributing Editor to Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS, has […]
Shiitake Rash
Wonder how many vendors — at all levels of the supply chain — actually know the full power of all we sell? The New York Times Magazine runs a regular feature called “Diagnosis,” in which each article identifies a medical mystery and solves it. The pieces are written by Dr. Lisa Sanders, who authored a […]
‘Fraudulent Farmer’s Market’ Article Brings Critique From The Netherlands And Opens Debate On Small Scale Farming
Our recent series on farmer’s markets, which included pieces here and here, brought many letters including this one: I write regarding your recent forum article(s) — Fraudulent Farmer’s Markets ‘Detrimental To Legitimate Farms, Retailers And To Consumers’: Undoubtedly there are some individual farmers market traders that pursue profit without honesty or integrity, but not all […]
Delhaize Advises Vendors Of Plan To Consolidate Procurement:
Is This A Win Or A Loss For Delhaize…And For The Broader Industry?
Delhaize, the Belgium-based retailer whose American division includes the Food Lion, Hannaford, Bloom, Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar, Harveys and Reid’s banners, has announced to its suppliers a significant reorganization. Delhaize America sent out a lengthy e-mail to its vendors detailing loads of personnel changes. The key point for the produce industry is that the company is […]
'Buying Direct' Is Not The Same As 'Buying Local' — C.H. Robinson, Wal-Mart And The Perils Of Public Disclosure
Among the many achievements of the Pundit Poppa, is that he was, banana giants aside, the first person to take a produce company public. He also took it private again. Such thoughts occur as we review C.H. Robinson’s recent press release announcing its Fourth Quarter Results. The release contained these lines: For the fourth quarter, […]
Fraudulent Farmer’s Markets ‘Detrimental To Legitimate Farms, Retailers And To Consumers’
Our piece, Fraud At Farmer’s Markets, focused on the issue of fraud committed by vendors at these markets who sell produce that the vendors claim is grown on their own farm, grown locally, grown without the use of any “sprays” etc., etc., but in reality is conventional produce bought at the local wholesale market. In […]
Tips On Chemotherapy
Jan Fleming, whose travails we have mentioned here, here, and here, recently let her friends and family know that she was soon to start chemotherapy. When we ran the piece about the Pundit Poppa and his illness, which we titled Never Tell Me The Odds: One Man, One Disease, One Battle, we provided a mechanism […]
Another Video Parody? This Time On Growers And Marketing Agents
Our piece, Video of Terminal Market Wholesalers Does Not Portray Their True Function, brought some laughs by playing off the stereotypes associated with terminal market buyers. Now we owe a hat tip to Chris Puentes, President at Interfresh, Inc., who saw the terminal market video and sent another one along. This one, produced by “Canjela” […]
Pundit’s Mailbag —
Fighting Spirit And The Challenge To Live
Our piece, Dr. Sloan Misses The Point: A Fighting Spirit Is Vital In Overcoming Illness, brought many notes. Some just found the subject interesting: Kudos on the February 2, 2011, edition of the Perishable Pundit. From your assessment of Dr. Sloan’s comments on the “Fighting Spirit” to the great video focused on trading with Terminal […]
Dr. Sloan Misses The Point: A Fighting Spirit Is Vital In Overcoming Illness
Readers of the Pundit know that recently we had many occasions to focus on what makes for effective medical care. Our friend Jan Fleming, from The Strube Celery & Vegetable Co., has had significant health issues and we’ve chronicled that story here, here, and here. Our own father, Michael Prevor, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic […]
