Taking a Mulligan Or Two On The Produce Market
I don’t play golf but recently attended my first charity tournament and learned about a valuable fundraising tool — selling the golfers a “mulligan.” According… Read More
Wholesale Market
Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business
Q: What has two legs and one wheel? A: The owner of a small business pushing the wheelbarrow of commerce. Vision, sweat… Read More
Managing Change In A Maturing Terminal Market
Produce terminal markets used to be really simple operations fueled by supply and demand and staffed by quaint, colorful characters — usually men — well-suited… Read More
Fruit Logistica: Earth-Friendly Packaging, Robots Fuel Trends
Originally printed in the March 2019 issue of Produce Business. Thirty-five acres of produce from 90 countries Seventy-eight thousand produce people A more mature and… Read More
Fruit Logistica: Earth-Friendly Packaging, Robots Fuel Trends
Originally printed in the March 2019 issue of Produce Business. Thirty-five acres of produce from 90 countries Seventy-eight thousand produce people A more mature and… Read More
A Letter To Myself
Originally printed in the February 2019 issue of Produce Business. Dear John Vena (age 36): I have been following your career for some time now,… Read More
Improving Employee Engagement
Originally printed in the January 2019 issue of Produce Business. The temptation for business leaders to think about new beginnings, fresh starts and turning over… Read More
Are Your Favorite Customers Your Best Customers?
Originally printed in the November 2018 issue of Produce Business. In preparation for our 100th year in business, our company has prepared a very long… Read More
Kids In The Business
Originally printed in the October 2018 issue of Produce Business. The children of terminal market wholesalers often follow their parents into the family business. And… Read More
The Value Of Peer Group Membership
Originally printed in the September 2018 issue of Produce Business. Warning – overused cliché: “It’s lonely at the top.” This nugget of business wisdom is… Read More