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Procurement September 8, 2021

Year of The Mushroom

Touted as top trending food, 2021 is proving a great year for mushrooms.

Opinion

September 12, 2022

Produce on Pizza: Kick it up a Notch

September 12, 2022

Tackling Social Sustainability In Fresh Produce

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March 18, 2022

The Produce Partnership That’s Building a Platform for Now AND The Future

February 28, 2022

Bobalu Marks 60th Anniversary with Year-Round CA Strawberries, Updated Website, and More.

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Pundit’s Mailbag: John Pandol Reveals The Myth of Europe Being ‘Ahead of Us’ in Climate Change, Challenges IFPA Leadership to ‘Autopsy the Disasters’

John Pandol has spoken out on many topics both here at the Pundit and on sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine. Now our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West?… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag: Bay Cities Produce ‘Experiment’ with EV Trucks Sheds Light on Climate-Change Fanaticism

Our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt the West? —brought many responses, including this one. The first issue, of course, is that whatever one may think is the desirability of… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag — ‘Sound Common Sense’ Involving Logic and Reason

Our piece — Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West? — brought many comments including some short but clear ones. If we need anything right now, it is clear-headed thinking. The… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag: Arkansas’ Contribution to Cotton Candy and Other Grape Varieties

One of the most important produce breeders in the world is about to retire from his position at the University of Arkansas. The American Pomological Society is giving him an… [...]

Pundit’s Mailbag — Why British Energy Prices Are Increasing Faster Than Europe

We ran a piece titled, Will Climate-Change Fanaticism Bankrupt The West? Though responses mainly have been in agreement, the article received this passionate objection. The post Pundit’s Mailbag — Why… [...]

Chile At A Political Precipice

When we launched The Global Trade Symposium as a sister event to The New York Produce Show and Conference, we knew for sure who we wanted to get to keynote… [...]

Leading Wild Alaska Pollock Food Chain Partners to Share Insights on ‘State of Food’ at Upcoming Event

Leading Wild Alaska Pollock Food Chain Partners to Share Insights on ‘State of Food’ at Upcoming Event

Leading national and regional Wild Alaska Pollock customers will join a panel focused on the evolving consumer, future for Wild Alaska Pollock and the current ‘state of food,’ the annual Wild Alaska Pollock meeting to be held on October 17, 2022, at the Westin Seattle, the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) announced today. Key decision-makers from Nordstrom, Gorton’s, Arby’s, Lil Woody’s and Trident will join a panel during the afternoon session of GAPP’s annual event, to be moderated by Seafood News editor and annual meeting master-of-ceremonies Amanda Buckle. ... Continue reading: Leading Wild Alaska Pollock Food Chain Partners… [...]

Maine’s Lobster Industry is Feeling the Pinch

Maine’s Lobster Industry is Feeling the Pinch

businesses on what marine life to eat, placed the Atlantic lobster on its “avoid” list. According to Seafood Watch, the lines used in lobster fishing can entangle the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Outraged Maine lobstermen say they have not had an entanglement with a right whale in nearly two decades. ... Continue reading: Maine’s Lobster Industry is Feeling the Pinch. [...]

Do Good Chicken Reports 10 Million Pounds of Food Surplus Saved From Landfills in First Six Months of Operation

Do Good Chicken Reports 10 Million Pounds of Food Surplus Saved From Landfills in First Six Months of Operation

Do Good Chicken™, the first chicken brand that fights food waste and combats climate change, reports it has diverted more than 10 million pounds of healthy surplus grocery food from landfills, after community donations are made, to upcycle into nutritious chicken feed. The milestone comes just six months since Do Good Chicken's spring 2022 retail launch and equates to saving surplus grocery food weighing approximately three times the weight of the Statue of Liberty, preventing an estimated 950 metric tons of greenhouse gases (CO2e) from entering the atmosphere. ... Continue reading: Do Good Chicken Reports 10 Million Pounds of Food Surplus Saved… [...]

Farmland Donates $9,000 To Nebraska FFA Association and More Than 115,000 Servings of Protein to Food Bank for the Heartland

Farmland Donates $9,000 To Nebraska FFA Association and More Than 115,000 Servings of Protein to Food Bank for the Heartland

This summer, Farmland® launched year two of its Honoring the Heartland Tour to invest in the next generation of the agricultural industry, show appreciation to hardworking farming communities, and support neighborhoods rooted in the Midwest through protein-rich food donations. Earlier today, the tour stopped in Omaha to recognize two admirable Nebraska organizations. ... Continue reading: Farmland Donates $9,000 To Nebraska FFA Association and More Than 115,000 Servings of Protein to Food Bank for the Heartland. [...]

SAF Will Host Two In-Person Learning Events For Retailers This Fall

SAF Will Host Two In-Person Learning Events For Retailers This Fall

The Society of American Florists' 1-Day Profit Blast will be coming to Denver, CO on Oct. 11 and San Marcos, TX on Nov. 9. Retail florists across the country are invited to join peers for a day of networking and education, which will provide ready-to-implement strategies to cut costs and maximize profitability before the busy holiday season. ... Continue reading: SAF Will Host Two In-Person Learning Events For Retailers This Fall. [...]

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs

As a woman-founded business, the Stacy's brand believes in celebrating and supporting women with entrepreneurial passions. For the first time, the snack brand will be launching the Stacy's Rise Project™ in Canada as part of its ongoing efforts to support women entrepreneurs who are still experiencing a lack of resources needed to help them rise. ... Continue reading: Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs. [...]

A disturbing trend: An epidemic of indifference

I’ve observed a disturbing trend in retail produce operations. It’s not a completely new phenomenon, as it began to manifest itself before the pandemic. However, the pandemic had a profound effect, enabling it to strengthen and spread. In reviewing and visiting many retail operations over the past few months, something is definitely lacking in most […] The post A disturbing trend: An epidemic of indifference appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Wholesale perspective: A happy, repeat grape consumer will continue to drive the business

In a week’s time, Tom Kovacevich probably sees more grapes than many retailers do in a lifetime. The president of T.M. Kovacevich-Philadelphia Inc. — better known simply as TMK Produce — Kovacevich operates nine units on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, and there are times TMK has over 100 combinations of grape offerings. At the 2022 Global […] The post Wholesale perspective: A happy, repeat grape consumer will continue to drive the business appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Aldi’s year gets even better with three top retail awards

All is going well for Aldi, which is increasing its footprint across the UK, rising in the supermarket rankings and winning awards in the process. The discount retailer, fresh off a surge into the No. 4 slot ahead of rival Morrisons, recently took home three trophies at the Retail Industry Awards for environmental stewardship, online […] The post Aldi’s year gets even better with three top retail awards appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Opinion: At one major wholesale market in U.S. the winds of change are blowing

Opinion: At one major wholesale market in U.S. the winds of change are blowing

As a young woman coming into this industry, I have realized there are not many people my age in the wholesale produce business — especially buyers. Youth is scarce in the terminal market, and I am curious as to what will happen as our buyers begin to “age out.” Traditionally, terminal market operations have relied […] The post Opinion: At one major wholesale market in U.S. the winds of change are blowing appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Avocado leader Mission Produce announces distribution centre in Dartford

Avocado company Mission Produce has announced plans to open a state-of-the-art ripening, packing and forward distribution centre (FDC) in Dartford, England, in 2023. Strategically located with direct access to major international ports and transportation networks, the facility is expected to strengthen Mission’s expanding international footprint and optimize product distribution to the company’s European customer base. […] The post Avocado leader Mission Produce announces distribution centre in Dartford appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

What are grape varietal innovations worth? A professor paints the picture

We have carefully followed the VitisGen and VitisGen2 project for a long time. It is a multi-institution research collaboration, funded by the USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative and focused on enabling the production of new grape varieties. At the most recent New York Produce Show and Conference in December 2021, we had an important presentation: Consumers, Grapes and Gene Editing Cornell’s Brad […] The post What are grape varietal innovations worth? A professor paints the picture appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Aldi’s move into Big Four shows power of discounting, inflation

Although Aldi’s rise into the Big Four of UK supermarkets ahead of Morrisons was not a surprise given its surge in the past two years, it nonetheless showed the power of discount chains in a budget-crunched sector for consumers. With inflation soaring to 12.4%, Aldi pulled down a 9.3% share to leap ahead of Morrisons […] The post Aldi’s move into Big Four shows power of discounting, inflation appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Raspberry development in processing and fresh sectors

On a recent trip to Chile, I took this photo in a raspberry production field. For me, it very neatly summed up the progress that has been made in raspberry breeding in the recent past. The variety on the left has been the industry standard type in the country for the last few decades. On […] The post Raspberry development in processing and fresh sectors appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

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