Armand Lobato

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To anyone outside the produce world, marketing fruits and vegetables in retail may seem like a quiet, even easy line of work.
There’s something about an abundantly stocked produce department.
Last week I touched on reasons why produce managers get transferred from one store to another. It happens as managers move about, taking on other responsibilities, opening a new store or transferring for other reasons.
“You’re being transferred.”
Sports teams aren’t the only ones with labor caps.
No matter what, there is always something we can be thankful for.
The old saying that “failing to prepare is preparing to fail” applies so well to receiving a produce delivery.
From which chain does a customer go home with their goods, feeling like “their” store is somewhere they’re likely to return to on a regular basis?
Produce managers wear a lot of hats. They are, in essence, merchandisers, inventory control specialists, shrink monitors, clerk trainers and mentors.
Produce managers attain their skills over many years, learning everything from the difference between regular and flat leaf parsley to which mango variety tends to be the most popular and flavorful.