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Procurement July 13, 2021

New Jersey Lives Up To Its ‘Garden State’ Nickname

The small state packs a big punch in produce production.

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August 31, 2021

Sustainability, Food Waste And the U.S. Foodservice Industry

August 31, 2021

Lessons Drawn From Sustainable Rice

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Want To Help The World While Helping The Industry? Reduce Online Out-Of-Stocks

The produce shelves of today’s retail stores are filled with innovative produce items, which offer flavor and convenience, new eating experiences and more. From new varieties of apples and grapes… [...]

THE COST OF LOST REPUTATION: The Price Of Our Loss In Afghanistan Reminds The Industry That Reputation Is A Great Store Of Value

We are not a political site here at the Pundit. Yet we think the collapse of Afghanistan is filled with lessons and warnings for people in business. Many years ago,… [...]

A Landmark Decision: Grower Property Rights Issue Hits The Supreme Court… A Victory Almost A Half-Century In The Making

The Pundit grew up, of course, in a produce family. When we were around ten years old, we remember someone in school was passing around a petition asking people to… [...]

We’ve been honored to speak and moderate many panels over the years at the Culinary Institute of America. We’ve always felt that influencing and educating chefs and future chefs is… [...]

Perishable Pundit Podcast New Episode: PMA/United Merger — What is Gained/What is Lost?

How best to move ahead? It is the question for each of us as individuals, as executives for our companies and, as leaders, for the industry as a whole. What technology,… [...]

Pundit Interviews Branding Expert Lisa Cork: Three Macro Trends To Feel Positive About

I’m tempted to say we saved the best for last… as this concludes the presentation of our speakers from The New York Produce Show and Conference — Virtual Edition. Yet this… [...]

Industry Leaders Meet to Plan Most Comprehensive Seafood Marketing Campaign in U.S. History

Industry Leaders Meet to Plan Most Comprehensive Seafood Marketing Campaign in U.S. History

The National Seafood Council Task Force is holding an initial Expert Working Group meeting in Arlington, Va., on Sept. 21 to help inform the design of the National Seafood Council to conduct the most comprehensive, consumer-facing seafood marketing campaign in our nation’s history. Findings from this initial meeting will be shared with the broader seafood community. ... Continue reading: Industry Leaders Meet to Plan Most Comprehensive Seafood Marketing Campaign in U.S. History. [...]

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Approves Expansion of Shrimp Fishery Access Area Adjacent to Deepwater Coral

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Approves Expansion of Shrimp Fishery Access Area Adjacent to Deepwater Coral

It has been seven years since expansion of the northern end of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) was approved by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Designed to provide additional protection for the rare, slow growing, deepwater Oculina coral found off the central east coast of Florida, the expansion also included historic fishing grounds for the economically important rock shrimp fishery, shutting off access along the eastern boundary. ... Continue reading: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Approves Expansion of Shrimp Fishery Access Area Adjacent to Deepwater Coral. [...]

Tyson Foods and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Launch Retail Rib Offering

Tyson Foods and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Launch Retail Rib Offering

Tyson Foods and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit are exploring new ways to meet the continued growing consumer demand for function and convenience without sacrificing quality and flavor. Today, the two companies announce a new retail cook-in-bag rib product featuring the restaurant chain’s three most popular barbecue flavor profiles. The product line represents Dickey’s first fresh meats partnership and is expected to be available for retailers in early 2022. ... Continue reading: Tyson Foods and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Launch Retail Rib Offering. [...]

Beef Performance at Retail

Beef Performance at Retail

In this highly competitive retail environment, it is important for retailers to highlight products that drive more dollars to their bottom line. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, conducts various research studies to highlight how different types of proteins and items at the retail stores can increase sales, provide greater margins, and increase the average size of a purchase. One of the studies usually conducted every two years by NCBA are consumer panel studies, which help the market research team learn and understand about consumer trends, popular items, and market intelligence to help NCBA’s… [...]

West Bend Sausage Plus Takes Home Two Statewide Awards

West Bend Sausage Plus Takes Home Two Statewide Awards

West Bend Sausage Plus, 1435 West Washington Street, took home two awards during the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors Competition the weekend of Aug. 27-29. ... Continue reading: West Bend Sausage Plus Takes Home Two Statewide Awards. [...]

Altman Plants Announces National Retail Availability of Its True Bloom Roses Collection

Altman Plants Announces National Retail Availability of Its True Bloom Roses Collection

Altman Plants, one of the world’s largest breeders and growers of garden roses, announced the robust and nationwide availability of its popular, retail-ready True Bloom™ Roses collection, featuring five rose varieties. ... Continue reading: Altman Plants Announces National Retail Availability of Its True Bloom Roses Collection. [...]

Celebrating 35 Years — Vanguards Who Made a Difference: Lisa Cork

Over the course of the year, we pay tribute to 35 living Vanguards and 12 departed heroes. This month’s featured Vanguard is Lisa Cork, Fresh Produce Marketing Ltd. ward-winning strategist Lisa Cork is American born, and firmly New Zealand-based, yet her arresting influence on the industry knows no borders. For more than three decades, she […] The post Celebrating 35 Years — Vanguards Who Made a Difference: Lisa Cork appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Blackberry popularity booms as UK consumers latch on to varieties, benefits

When it comes to the popularity of soft fruit, strawberries and blueberries often get the most attention from consumers. But increasingly, Britons are adding another to their mix of purchases. Blackberries have become a £51 million spend for shoppers, according to data from British Summer Fruits, including a steady increase over the past 12 months. […] The post Blackberry popularity booms as UK consumers latch on to varieties, benefits appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Disruption from truck driver shortage to deepen, warns logistics boss

Disruption from the UK’s truck driver shortage is expected to deepen with more goods failing to reach shelves on the high street, the head of Britain’s largest logistics outsourcer has warned. James Wroath, chief executive of Wincanton, said the extra strains were likely to hit the haulage industry as demand picks up ahead of the […] The post Disruption from truck driver shortage to deepen, warns logistics boss appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

How will we remember the UK’s summer of 2021 in fresh produce?

How will we remember the UK’s summer of 2021 in fresh produce?

The summer of 2021 has been one full of change in the UK fresh produce sector. We entered it, still feeling the impacts of Brexit. It took a long time to sort out the basis of how we would finally leave the EU. While the final deal with no tariffs or quotas on trade between […] The post How will we remember the UK’s summer of 2021 in fresh produce? appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Belgian cooperative Hoogstraten launches UK trade campaign for strawberries

In response to the ongoing rise in demand for berries, Hoogstraten , a well-known cooperative of fresh produce growers in Belgium and the Netherlands, has launched a trade campaign in the UK to raise awareness among buyers of its “fresh, healthy and tasty” strawberries , which can be sold and arrive in the UK on […] The post Belgian cooperative Hoogstraten launches UK trade campaign for strawberries appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Want To Help The World While Helping The Industry? Reduce Online Out-Of-Stocks

Want To Help The World While Helping The Industry? Reduce Online Out-Of-Stocks

The produce shelves of today’s retail stores are filled with innovative produce items, which offer flavor and convenience, new eating experiences and more. From new varieties of apples and grapes to innovative fresh-cuts and packaged items, one would think that this explosion of innovative activity would have led to substantial increases in produce consumption. Yet, […] The post Want To Help The World While Helping The Industry? Reduce Online Out-Of-Stocks appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Promising varieties in the pipeline at Scottish berry specialist Angus Soft Fruits

Promising varieties in the pipeline at Scottish berry specialist Angus Soft Fruits

The firm explains how its berry breeding programme remains “industry leading” in the search for market-changing varieties with premium taste, shelf-life, economic viability and sustainability. The post Promising varieties in the pipeline at Scottish berry specialist Angus Soft Fruits appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Pandemic and Brexit Hit UK Traders Hard

Pandemic and Brexit Hit UK Traders Hard

Wholesale traders across the globe pride themselves on their ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions, to step up their game and show fortitude, unity and resilience while others lose their heads in times of difficulty. I recently read the excellent column by Hunts Point’s Matthew D’Arrigo on producebusinessuk.com (originally printed in the Produce […] The post Pandemic and Brexit Hit UK Traders Hard appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

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