Opinion
Strong leadership is a two-way street that includes creating trust with employees who in turn are motivated to do the job right. Columnist Armand Lobato explains how to get there.
As the fourth industrial revolution blurs the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres, some of its most exciting changes are occurring in agriculture, Clarifruit CEO Elad Mardix says in this guest column.
Don’t miss out on sales because a customer wandered the store looking for an item they couldn’t find. Columnist Armand Lobato explains how your produce merchandising can help shoppers.
While there’s a need to reduce plastic waste, a Canadian proposal that would ban the produce industry from using plastic materials at this time would create catastrophic consequences, say Ron Lemaire and Dave Puglia.
If you wait for solutions to all your problems will flow downhill from a distant home office, you may be in for a long wait. Some of the best ideas sprout from those already around you, says columnist Armand Lobato.
Want to send a message to customers that your store is the place to shop for fresh produce? Columnist Armand Lobato offers some “neat” advice.
Columnist Armand Lobato explains one produce manager’s system of fixing troubled stores by committing to a monthlong push with no days off to get the ship righted.
While some chains use a combination of hand-stacking and gentle pouring, depending on available labor and time, columnist Armand Lobato examines the pros and cons of both methods to see how they truly stack up.
How many thousands of pounds of “perfectly good” romaine lettuce have been tossed in the past ten days?
Compared to immigration-related tweets and tirades in Washington, D.C., the fate of the stoic farm bill is considerably less entertaining.
As inexplicable as it may seem, exports of fresh fruits and vegetables for January to August are basically unchanged from the same period a year ago.
With more than 4,000 comments filed already, input is due Oct. 10 on the FMCSA’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on hours of service rule regulations for commercial truck drivers.
Aldi is a company that I have always been fascinated by; with over 1,800 locations in 35 states, it has a revenue projection by retail analysts just north of $11 billion in 2018, yet they largely fly under the radar.
My recent Fresh Talk post about the resiliency of exports was a little too glib and simplistic for one West Coast produce exporter.
I received a welcome email this morning from a one-time employee at The Packer.
The premium paid for organic produce is a moving target, and it is far from standard for fresh produce commodities.
Check out the above chart showing the shortfall in shipments of romaine in early December compared with a year ago.
Everyone is a critic, but some are better than others.
“Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya: Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!” was the cheery greeting from Truman Burbank in 1998 movie The Truman Show.
It seems crazy that President Trump is still considering options to close the U.S.-Mexico border.
I was doing some spring cleaning when Russ T. Blade emerged from behind some folders. “Rusty,” as readers know is the miniature imaginary produce manager who occasionally drops in to talk shop.
Of course, President Trump won’t close the border. But what if he did?
If only we could read what our produce customers are really thinking.
To say there is pushback against the idea of creating another pilot program to allow drivers under 21 to operate commercial trucks is putting it mildly.
Early coverage of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma region is rolling in.
All forms matter, but some matter more than others.
It wasn’t the million man march, but media reports say a crowd of about 100 marched April 8 in an organized protest in Livingston, Calif.
Another year, another published list of “Dirty Dozen” and Clean Fifteen” produce by the Environmental Working Group.
My wife and I were visiting with another couple this week over dinner, and the hot topic was their first kiss.