Joe Procacci’s Lasting Impact
It is widely known in the produce trade that Joe Procacci, an industry icon, passed away on Nov. 17, 2017, at age 90. Less recognized… Read More
The Fruits of Thought
Time Is Ripe For Innovation
Lots of things are innovative. The risk, though, is that many products are innovative because they serve smaller and more specific slices of the market…. Read More
Fashion, Food and the Value of Scarcity
The Los Angeles Times ran a fascinating article about Yeezys. For those not in the know, Yeezys is a brand of sneaker produced and marketed… Read More
NAFTA Discourse Divides Us Again
Since President Trump expressed his intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the produce industry discussion reminds one of Yogi Berra’s famous… Read More
Trajectory for Future Success
The produce industry is at an inflection point. If you sit in on the strategic planning sessions of company after company, as I do, you… Read More
Immigration and Our Conflict of Visions
Immigration has become one of the great dividing issues of our time and one certain to impact the produce industry. In the United Kingdom, proposals… Read More
Déjà vu Retailing on a Different Scale
It is worth paying attention to Yogi Berra, whose biographer, Allen Barra, explained had “the winningest career in American sports.” Yogi had 10 World Series… Read More
Target Stores Require Greater Food Focus
When executives at Target recently unveiled their plans to revive its retail stores, the company’s stock took a 12 percent nosedive in one day. Now… Read More
Lessons From Trump’s Controlled Agenda
Back in October, Alan Siger — former chairman of United Fresh and longtime chief executive of Consumers Produce in Pittsburgh before selling the company and… Read More
Trump Presidency Needs Big Picture Industry Perspective
One of the most interesting facets of industry-led government relations programs is because they almost always focus on particular industry concerns, they often fail to… Read More