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Imagination—touted as one of the universe’s most powerful forces by the likes of Einstein, Mozart, and Bonaparte—is the formation of...

The word “strategy” has many definitions; one element they all have in common, however, is that strategy involves choices. Produce...

It has been six years since PTI was launched in the aftermath of the E. coli outbreak that decimated the...

Blue Book Services recently launched the “New Hire Academy,” an online training program designed to help new hires learn the...

Recent research by the global consulting firm Accenture indicates that business complexity is growing rapidly due to unpredictable government policies,...

Founded in 1942, the Texas Produce Association was little more than a loose group of growers and shippers seeking mutual...

From Dock Street to Essington Avenue The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market traces its roots to colonial times, when growers, shippers,...

The numbers are impressive: Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority in the United States, with 53 million men, women, and...

First inhabited sometime between 9,000 and 12,000 years ago by ancestors of the Massachusett Indian tribe, the Boston area has...

Blue Book Services recently launched the “New Hire Academy,” an online training program designed to help new hires learn produce industry...

Produce companies work diligently to grow quality products, comply with regulations, coordinate operations, and increase sales. With so much to...

The need for external funding is basic to nearly all companies, whether a startup looking for seed money, an established...

Improving working capital is a focus for every financial executive and is crucial to business growth and profitability. Yet current...

Produce buyers and sellers have for generations looked to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and precedent decisions issued by...

In the fresh produce world, risk is an inherent part of business.  From weather variations in the field to unpredictable...

Biotechnology—which includes both genetic engineering (GE) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)—is a subject of continuous controversy in the popular media. ...

A few years removed from the global financial crisis, media continues to remind us of yesterday’s issues and today’s economic...

The Problem: Buyer using ‘set-off’ to recover on old claim. The Key Point: Set-offs are not necessarily illegal, but must...