Jack Pandol’s Son, Jim Pandol,
Reflects On A Life Well Lived
Our pieces, Remembering Jack Pandol, and Touching Tributes To Jack Pandol, brought notes of appreciation: Thanks for the extra coverage on Jack Pandol… He was a worthy soul to praise. — Stanton KayeChairman and President Infratab Oxnard, California Also notes from some who were very, very close to Jack: I thank you for all the […]
The Industry Wouldn’t Be The Same Without Interstate Highways
National Public Radio has been running an interesting series, titled I-95 The Road Most Traveled. It is the nation’s longest interstate that runs north and south, connecting Maine to Florida and passing through 15 states, more than any other interstate. Although the route of much of I-95 was trod by combatants in the revolutionary war, […]
Are Corporate Political Donations Wise Decisions?
Our piece, Supreme Court Ruling May Push Political Donations Toward Trade Associations, addressed a then-new Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v Federal Election Committee. The gist of the decision was that corporations would have much greater freedom to engage in political speech. We also suggested, and still believe, that the end […]
Fruit Flies Among Many Barriers To Produce Consumption
From time to time we leave a comment or two at various culinary or gastronomical blogs. One we often enjoy is called Al Dente and is part of a network of blogs maintained by Amazon.com. These blogs are not specifically produce-related but sometimes they have picked out our comments to address as when we wrote […]
There’s More To Spending Patterns Of Affluent Moms Than Just Income
Marketing Daily had an interesting piece titled, Finding: Affluent Moms Shop Like Everyone Else. A new study of affluent moms based on data from Ipsos Mendelsohn’s affluence surveys shows that affluent women with kids behave a lot more like the rest of us — although maybe on a larger scale — than do their peers […]
When All Else Fails… Raise Rates And Inconvenience Customers More
The way you can treat your customers when you have a monopoly is amazing. The volume of letters and packages is dropping each year at the U.S. Postal Service. In 2006 it handled 213 billion pieces of mail; volume dropped in 2007, 2008, and in 2009 the volume handled was only 177 billion pieces. The […]
Famed Food Writer Joan Nathan To Speak At New York Produce Show And Conference
We’ve written three pieces related to The New York Produce Show and Conference: First we announced the event to the trade: New Event Planned For 2010: Eastern Produce Council And PRODUCE BUSINESS Announce The New York Produce Show And Conference Then pointed out the significance of the region: New York Metro’s Economy Is 12th Largest […]
Tom Reardon of Michigan State University Speaks Out: Wither Local?
Our piece analyzing a session at PMA’s Foodservice Conference was titled, Everyone Is In Favor of Better Flavor But Is ‘Local’ A Solution Or An Ideology? In it, we lamented that everyone on the panel seemed to be in agreement and, as such, hard questions weren’t being asked. We’ve received many letters on the piece […]
Touching Tributes To Jack Pandol
Our piece, Remembering Jack Pandol, brought back many memories. Most of us, if we are lucky, have an imprint on our immediate family or perhaps our community. Jack seemed to have impact on the whole world. As Rick Eastes, whose letter about Jack we included in our piece, wrote after the funeral: The funeral was […]
Pundit Mailbag — Getting A Handle On Direct-to-Consumer Programs
Our piece, Kings Super Markets Announces Innovative CSA Program, brought this thoughtful comment: Congratulations and welcome back to Kings! It will be great to see their return to innovation and leadership in produce (and grocery) marketing. Congratulations also to New Jersey farmer Alex Tonetta! He has been developing this idea of a ‘wholesale CSA’ operation […]
