Let College Students Go To School
Originally printed in the May 2020 issue of Produce Business. Jim PrevorPresident & Editor-in-Chief The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have provided five… Read More
Fruits of Thought
Though Lucky, We Are Still Vulnerable
Originally printed in the April 2020 issue of Produce Business. The coronavirus situation is a novel and problematic one, partly because we don’t know many… Read More
Coronavirus And Produce: “It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times”
Originally printed in the March 2020 issue of Produce Business. So, what a produce industry it is in 2020. Retailers, and those who sell to… Read More
Mastering Merchandising
Originally printed in the March 2019 issue of Produce Business. Merchandising is the primary selling tool for the produce industry, and it has to change… Read More
A Closer Look At Produce Pricing
Originally printed in the February 2019 issue of Produce Business. Perhaps the single most common complaint we receive here at Produce Business is shippers complaining… Read More
Cheers To Rick Antle
Originally printed in the May 2018 issue of Produce Business. Rick Antle was the last industry member to see my father alive. He knew my… Read More
Banana Prices, Contracting And Retail-CEO Shortsightedness
Originally printed in the April 2018 issue of Produce Business. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a piece on banana pricing in the US: Wholesale… Read More
Will Whole Foods Bend In New Retail Environment?
Originally printed in the March 2018 issue of Produce Business. Like most department stores, Kohl’s finds its stores too large. So, it is looking to… Read More
Why Industry Relationships Matter
What have we learned in publishing Produce Business for more than three decades? A bunch … and especially this: When all is said and done,… Read More
Smoke-and-Mirror Retailing
When an external enemy attacks, it tends to create a response. Look at how Wal-Mart, most recently with its acquisition of Jet.com, is consciously trying to… Read More