Every School Needs A Salad Bar AND A Commitment To Operating It Safely
It is said that no good deed goes unpunished, and the initiative of the United Fresh Foundation to place “A Salad Bar in Every School” is most emphatically a good deed. The industry is behind the initiative virtually 100% because, unlike the proposals for a generic promotion program, this plan is a specific proposal that […]
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CPMA’s Convention Is A Spring Event Too!
Our piece, Spring Produce Show Lineup, focused on the New England Produce Council and its NEPC Produce & Floral Expo — but it also ran down the list of other major domestic produce shows, including this week’s United Fresh event. We were, however, remiss in not mentioning our Canadian friends and Jane Proctor, who has […]
Watch History Being Made At United In Las Vegas:
Steffanie Smith Becomes First Ex-Staffer Ever To Chair The Organization; Kroger’s Reggie Griffin Is Set Up To Become First Retailer To Chair United
This year’s United Fresh convention and expo is filled with terrific presentations and wonderful networking opportunities. The Las Vegas venue makes it proximate to the great growing base in California and Arizona. Even if it is last minute and you can only make a day, you are bound to learn something valuable and make a […]
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More Praise For Pete Purcell
Our piece, Pete Purcell: A ‘Diamond” In The Sky, brought multi-continental feedback: Your overview of Pete Purcell was spot on. Pete Purcell was a true original professional. He offered many in our industry guidance and inspiration through his teachings and mentorship. Our industry has lost a giant of a man. — Atomic TorosianManaging Partner Crown […]
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Why Bother With Ellen DeGeneres?
We’ve thought carefully about the “Fresh for Ellen” campaign spearheaded by Dan’l Mackay Almy, Managing Partner of DMA Solutions, mentioning it in several pieces, including the following: Plea For Ellen DeGeneres To Consider Produce In Her Sugar-Free Diet How Will Success Be Measured For Fresh for Ellen Social Media Campaign? ‘Fresh For Ellen’ Shows Passion […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Should Have Been A Lawyer
Our piece, With Penny-A-Pound ‘Victory’, Coalition of Immokalee Workers Looks To Justify Its Actions, brought this piece of praise from an ag association executive from clear across the country: Nice piece on the CIW. You should have been a lawyer! Your arguments are logical and express excellent responses to the CIW letter. — Robert P. […]
Get Well Wishes For Frieda Caplan
We’ve had occasion to mention Frieda Rapoport Caplan many times in these pages: Be More Popular at Cocktail Parties Washington Public Policy Conference — Action Plan For Government Relations Caplan Scholarship Program Helps Family Businesses Learn Public Policy Tim Vaux Reflects On DuPont, Leadership And Jeff Gordon Pundit Pulse Of The Industry: Enza’s Dawn Gray […]
More Wal-Mart Straight
Talk: Standards Will Drop
We’ve written a great deal about Wal-Mart. Yet some readers think we need to write more bluntly. This comment comes from an important supplier of grapes and tree fruit to many retailers: Everyone just beats around the bush about Wal-Mart. Under Bruce Peterson, and a ‘fair sustainable pricing policy,’ Wal-Mart tended to get the best […]
Can We Ever Get Intelligent Policy When Politicians Think An Island Can ‘Capsize’?
Here at the Pundit, we are pleased to have an enthusiastic readership in Guam, and we are pleased that we occasionally have had cause to write about Guam, including this piece back in 2008: Cantaloupe ‘Alert’ Reaches Guam; What’s An Island To Do? Recently Guam was in the news because there is a plan to […]
Making It A ‘SNAP’ For Anyone To Get Food Stamps May Not Be Best Policy
The United States Department of Agriculture has been running radio commercials encouraging people to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the new name for food stamps. The commercials promote “eating right” and, specifically, point out that recipients can get fresh fruits and vegetables with the program. We appreciate the plug, and the […]
