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The bodega as a retail model
On New Year’s night, probably in 2004, I was staying at someone’s apartment in New York’s East Village (the tenant...
ProduceIQ: Average prices follow seasonal trend
Happy Monday, if you’re feeling worn out after yesterday’s big game festivities, count your blessings. At least you’re not an...
IFPA looks at produce across the globe
The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has released its first state of the industry report, a document that...
Not so ready kilowatts
This quote surfaces in my memory: “Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.” That’s what V.I....
KC, Philly produce companies brace for Super Bowl celebrations and disruptions
Having your hometown team in the Super Bowl brings extreme levels of excitement. The produce companies in Kansas City and...
A nuclear guide to digital transformation for the produce industry
Technology use in the produce industry increases every year, but it hasn’t yet made a digital transformation like some industries....
AI to fight food waste
Food waste is one hot topic that’s not going away anytime soon. One estimate says that one third of the...
Hard work = fair treatment
Here’s a curious statistic: 2.5 billion of the world’s workforce would work harder if their employers treated them better, according...
Ghost kitchens could haunt the in-person dining experience if operators aren’t careful
I saw a news release the other day that had me thinking of my childhood watching Star Trek: The Next...
What cardboard demand says about online grocery
At first you might not think of cardboard as a bellwether for the economy, but it is. And cardboard sales...
ProduceIQ: Winter storms rattle produce markets
If anyone thought conspiracy theories were a new trend, they must have forgotten about Groundhog Day. Last week, Punxsutawney Phil,...
The Dole-Chiquita banana showdown
The big news in the produce industry last week was the acquisition of Dole’s BB #:124463 fresh vegetables unit by...
The stumbling of Amazon Fresh
As some readers may remember, I am not a big fan of Amazon Fresh BB #:283186 — at least not...
Unpacking FDA changes
The proposed restructuring of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on January 31 by FDA commissioner Robert Califf is...
Produce and the global policy game
I sense a recent ground shift in the produce industry. Something that did not seem evident even a year or...
GRAPHIC: Lettuce by the numbers
Domestic iceberg lettuce volume was down in 2022, and while Mexico increased its shipments to the U.S., it wasn’t enough...
Appealingly shaped containers of water
My friend and colleague Doug Nelson lent me this book: How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil. One-sentence review:...
ProduceIQ: La Niña causing active produce markets
La Niña continues for the third consecutive winter. The National Weather Service (NWS) released its climate predictions for the February-April...
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