Every Wholesaler Needs a Relationship With a Food Recovery Organization
“Produce is an art, not a science.” These words resonated with me during my first week at DNO Produce, as I toured our bustling warehouse…. Read More
Opinion
Dealing With the Fallout of the Latest Phase of Post-Brexit Border Controls
The logistics sector is again reeling after the goalposts were changed, and the industry was thrown into turmoil. Phase two of border controls finally came… Read More
Marketing Push Needed
By Jim Prevor, originally printed in October 2012 The question of how produce ought to be promoted continues to vex the industry. Previous efforts to… Read More
AI Will Be a Game Changer for Wholesalers
As a teenager growing up on Long Island in the early 1990s, I got my first job working in wholesale produce. After an adolescence spent… Read More
Consumers Willing to Make Better Choices In-Store
Bloom Fresh, a London, England-based fruit-breeding company specializing in table grapes, cherries and raisins, announced the findings of its latest retail survey, Building Value Through… Read More
Addressing Potato Problems and Possibilities on Restaurant Menus
Potatoes have a problem. Maybe more than one problem. Right now, historically low prices are the biggest challenge for grower/packer/shippers. This leads menu R&D professionals… Read More
Increasing Overall Consumption Should be the Goal
BY JIM PREVOR, ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN MARCH 2013 Analyzing consumer behavior via sales trends is wrought with complexity. For example, back in 1989, when 60… Read More
Addressing Potato Problems and Possibilities on Restaurant Menus
Potatoes have a problem. Maybe more than one problem. Right now, historically low prices are the biggest challenge for grower/packer/shippers. This leads menu R&D professionals… Read More
Valuing Local Produce Wholesalers
It’s no secret that the biggest problem currently in the country, and industry, is the cost of labor and the lack of it (followed by… Read More
European Parliament Approves Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was first presented in November 2022 by the European Commission with the goal of making packaging and its… Read More