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Recognizing the best of the best

Recognition in business comes in many forms—a pat on the back, a raise, promotion, a thank you. For businesses in...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Is Blue Apron’s NYSE flop a message for meal kits?

Blue Apron BB #:292398 had a good thing going…about 2.5 years ago. Now, almost two years after the company went...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Social Welfare and the Labor Crisis

There is a direct correlation between social responsibility and ongoing labor issues. The labor shortage in the produce industry is...

6 years ago 5 minute read

May 1 apple holdings have changed a lot over the past five years

The U.S. Apple Association says the May 1 fresh apple holdings are down 13% over 2018, but there’s a richer...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Where does Have A Plant go now?

“Have A Plant” has a great chance to catch on and increase produce consumption. What will it take? It will...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Week in Review May 3, 2019

Pamela Riemenschneider and Greg Johnson discuss the stories of the week leading into Cinco de Mayo weekend. [iframe width=”600″ height=”400″...

6 years ago 1 minute read

How you can use the PBH elite network

The Produce for Better Health Foundation formed an elite influencer network, but what does that mean? It means through PBH,...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Ag Census puts numbers to trends we see

The USDA’s agriculture census released this month quantified some trends we’ve been seeing for a few years. The Washington Post...

6 years ago 3 minute read

PBH aims young for consumer movement

Produce for Better Health Foundation leaders promise the beginning of a new consumer movement at its annual meeting next week....

6 years ago 3 minute read

Attaining the “more’s” in your business

Who doesn’t want more? More money, hair (speaking personally), time off, success, happiness—you name it. One of the reasons we...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Ag Green New Deal is silly and ignorant

A coalition of more than 300 environmental and farming groups are urging Congress to adopt food and agriculture solutions for...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon “primed” for discounts…that haven’t delivered

Seattle-based Amazon launched another round of price investments and Amazon Prime discounts for its Whole Foods Market grocery banner, but...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Week in Review April 5, 2019

This week’s Week in Review sees Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider reporting from the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention in...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Avocados caught in political crossfire

In this age where everything turns political, avocados have gotten caught in the crossfire between anti-Trump and anti-immigration coalitions. How...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Business changes as should yours

Recently, I talked with an executive of a large wholesaler about how his business has transformed itself over the years....

6 years ago 3 minute read

What is Walmart doing with small format stores?

A few stories have come across my news feed over the past few days suggesting Walmart is “quietly” closing stores...

6 years ago 2 minute read

E-commerce: the enemy of produce brands?

I gave a talk last week in Tubac, AZ, to the Association of Table Grape Growers of Mexico at their...

6 years ago 4 minute read

‘Only Organic’ sums up the GRO Organic program

As the organic sales growth rate slows, stakeholders embark on a new voluntary check-off program of promotion, education and grower...

6 years ago 3 minute read
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