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Home Samantha McLeod

Samantha McLeod

Departments, Dried Fruits & Nuts November 22, 2021

Increase Your Share of the Pecan Sales Pie

Tasty nut experiencing record sales, becoming a lunchbox item.

Opinion

September 12, 2022

Produce on Pizza: Kick it up a Notch

September 12, 2022

Tackling Social Sustainability In Fresh Produce

Sponsored Content

September 19, 2022

Bringing Sustainable Packaging to U.S. Retail Shelves

September 19, 2022

Grimmway Farms And Its ESG Journey

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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… [...]

Tanimura & Antle Announces Sales Department Promotions

Tanimura & Antle Announces Sales Department Promotions

Tanimura & Antle announced today the promotion of two key sales team members. Anthony Mazzuca has been promoted to Vice President of Sales Strategy and Steve Souza will now serve as Director of Product Management. Both promotions come as the next step in the Company’s succession planning and as a result of both individuals’ years of service, industry expertise and contributions to the Company. ... Continue reading: Tanimura & Antle Announces Sales Department Promotions. [...]

Mann Packing Company Relaunches Stringless Sugar Snap Peas

Mann Packing Company Relaunches Stringless Sugar Snap Peas

Mann Packing Co., Inc.—a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte N.A., Inc. and one of the largest suppliers of packaged vegetables in North America—is relaunching its award-winning stringless sugar snap peas in brand-new, redesigned packaging to modernize the look and feel of the brand. ... Continue reading: Mann Packing Company Relaunches Stringless Sugar Snap Peas. [...]

Oppy Ramps Up Cotton Candy Grape Volume

Oppy Ramps Up Cotton Candy Grape Volume

Offering its third season of Cotton Candy grapes from Brazil, the grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world looks toward increasing volume in the coming years as it sets a new record of packages in 2022. ... Continue reading: Oppy Ramps Up Cotton Candy Grape Volume. [...]

USApple Launches 2023 Apples4Ed Grant Program

USApple Launches 2023 Apples4Ed Grant Program

The U.S. Apple Association has launched its 2023 Apples4Ed initiative—a grant program that supports healthy eating initiatives in public schools across the United States. USApple will fund five $5,000 healthy eating initiatives on campuses in 2023. ... Continue reading: USApple Launches 2023 Apples4Ed Grant Program. [...]

Los Angeles Rams and Avocados From Peru Launch Official Guacamole Recipe and Sweepstakes to Give Fans a Chance to Win the Avo Rams Custom Electric Vehicle and More

Los Angeles Rams and Avocados From Peru Launch Official Guacamole Recipe and Sweepstakes to Give Fans a Chance to Win the Avo Rams Custom Electric Vehicle and More

Leading up to the ‘Vamos Rams’ game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, October 9, the Los Angeles Rams have partnered with Avocados From Peru (AFP), to release the ultimate Rams House Guac – the team’s first-ever official guacamole. The recipe’s hero ingredient is the Rams’ official superfood, Avocados from Peru, which will be featured on the viral “So Yummy!” social media channels. ... Continue reading: Los Angeles Rams and Avocados From Peru Launch Official Guacamole Recipe and Sweepstakes to Give Fans a Chance to Win the Avo Rams Custom Electric Vehicle and More. [...]

Freshfel Europe Defends Fresh Produce Sector Competitiveness in the European Agenda

Freshfel Europe Defends Fresh Produce Sector Competitiveness in the European Agenda

On 30 September Freshfel Europe met the Czech Republic Deputy Minister of Agriculture, the EU Member State currently in charge of the rotating Presidency of the Council to the European Union, to discuss sector matters in view of the European agenda. This was the opportunity to review current sector challenges relating to production, trade and consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables. On this occasion, a comprehensive review of topics on the European agenda was undertaken in a constructive dialogue for the benefit of the role of the sector and the positioning of fresh produce in the diet of European consumers.… [...]

Kissabel apples, new to the UK, make big splash at Fruit Attraction

The ongoing marketing campaign for Kissabel Apples has proved to be one of the high points of the conference at the Fruit Attraction trade fair taking place in Madrid this week, with visitors being able to sample the red-fleshed fruit. Presently, the variety is grown in 14 countries and five continents. The product took over […] The post Kissabel apples, new to the UK, make big splash at Fruit Attraction appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Aldi unveils eco-friendly building that could save customers even more

Can shopping get even less expensive at Aldi? With this new concept, it may be possible. The discount retail chain has opened what it calls a “new eco concept store” this week in Royal Leamington Spa, which will serve as a test kitchen of sorts in helping the supermarket and shoppers reduce carbon emissions. The […] The post Aldi unveils eco-friendly building that could save customers even more appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

South Africa table grape industry looks for improvements over 2020-21

Weeks ahead of the season’s first South African grape exports, South Africa’s table grape industry (SATI) released a strong statement on Sept. 22. Growers are expecting a much better season than the previous one. Last season was one of the toughest since the post-deregulation era two decades ago. Increases in production cost input, freight costs […] The post South Africa table grape industry looks for improvements over 2020-21 appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Leading breeder’s 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 honor, as did the Arkansas Blackberry Growers Association. He already won the National Plant Breeders Association Impact Award. He has been named a Fellow of the American Society […] The post Leading breeder’s contribution to Cotton Candy and other grape varieties appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

Hurt by inflation and consumer change, Morrisons’ profits tumble during Q3

Could the news over the past month get any worse for retailer Morrisons? After being surpassed recently fourth place in the UK’s supermarket rankings by discount chain Aldi, Morrisons reported that its profits were less than half of what they were during the same period last year, tumbling to just £177m in the third quarter. […] The post Hurt by inflation and consumer change, Morrisons’ profits tumble during Q3 appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

European vegetable farms struggling with energy crisis

Vegetable producers in northern and western Europe are contemplating halting their activities because of the financial hit from the region’s energy crisis, Reuters reports. The publication recounts that surging power and gas prices will impact crops grown through the winter in heated greenhouses and those which need to be placed in cold storage. Tomatoes, peppers […] The post European vegetable farms struggling with energy crisis appeared first on Produce Business UK. [...]

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. [...]

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