Setting The Record Straight On Fresh Express’ FreshRinse Wash
The great thing about the Pundit is the readership is so diverse and so willing to engage that, although we can, of course, make a mistake, we can’t be wrong for very long. When Fresh Express leaked the story regarding its new FreshRinse product to The New York Times, which headlined the article, Post-Recalls, A […]
What To Do About Unemployment?
The United States has many serious economic problems, yet few are as serious as unemployment. This is because markets will recover, but people, once beaten down, often have a hard time bouncing back. Politicians often pay lip service to unemployment, but few dare take the serious steps that can help solve the problem. They tend […]
Fresh Express Claims A Food Safety Breakthrough…But Does It Work And Will It Cause Consumer Confusion?
The big news at PMA is that Fresh Express leaked its new food safety innovation to The New York Times and so William Neuman, who writes much of the Times food safety coverage since Andy Martin went onto the bank beat, gave them a big story. The piece is titled Post-Recalls, A New Way to […]
Latest Tesco Report Details Bailout Of Owners Of Wild Rocket And 2 Sisters; Tesco Says Fresh & Easy Will Be Profitable But Not Now
Like St. Augustine praying for chastity — but not yet — Tesco has declared that its Fresh and Easy division shall make a profit — just not yet. Tesco management has declared that its US division shall become profitable in fiscal year 2012/2013. Of course, such predictions are curious as Tesco has never acknowledged any […]
Changing Times And The Passing Of A Gentleman: Joe Turino
As the industry prepares to convene in Orlando for the annual convention and exposition of the Produce Marketing Association, one of the business management questions this brings to mind is precisely how did PMA come to have the largest produce event in the country. It wasn’t always so. When the Pundit was a boy and […]
Tonya Antle, ‘Instrumental In Establishing Organics’, Becomes Adjunct Professor At Cal Poly — San Luis Obispo
Earlier this summer, we received the official word that Tonya Antle was going to retire from Earthbound Farms. We ran the announcement in Pundit sister publication PerishableNews.com as soon as the press release went out, but we thought we would wait to weigh in until PMA so people would have an opportunity to thank Tonya […]
School Districts Need To Be Certain They Are Improving Nutrition … Not Implementing Ideology
In the school district responsible for the education of Mrs. Pundit, there is attention being paid to the school cafeteria: The battle on the school lunch front is gaining momentum as unsatisfied parents and administrators band together to get processed foods and unhealthy snacks out of their school lunchrooms for good. A particularly passionate committee […]
PMA, Starfish And The Tea Party
As we head off to the PMA Convention in Orlando, its proximity to the election gives us cause to explain how valuable attending industry events can be. Of course, we all recognize the value of networking and can see how a trade show with an opportunity to buy and sell can certainly produce value. Yet, […]
Thanking Members Of The Pundit Team, James Elmer and Mira Slott
This year is a special PMA for all of us here at the Pundit. Twenty-Five years ago, at the 1985 PMA Convention and Exposition in San Francisco, we launched Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS. It is from the launch of PRODUCE BUSINESS that everything else has flowed, including the Perishable Pundit, PerishableNews.com, The New York […]
Rutger’s Professor Ramu Govindasamy To Speak Out At The New York Produce Show And Conference … Research On Asian And Hispanic Produce Marketing On The East Coast Identifies A Profitable Opportunity
With the trade’s newest event, The New York Produce Show and Conference, coming up in November, we’ve written a number of pieces: New Event Planned For 2010: Eastern Produce Council And PRODUCE BUSINESS Announce The New York Produce Show And Conference New York Metro’s Economy Is 12th Largest In The World Retail “Thought Leaders” Panel […]
