Packer Anniversary
The Packer’s 125th-anniversary issue is soon coming, and in a series of blog posts, I have described the results of a survey we posted in conjunction with our editorial efforts for the publication.
The collective wisdom of the industry typically gets it right.
In anticipation of The Packer’s 125th-anniversary issue, we have enjoyed publishing past anniversary articles from the Century of Produce and also posted industry columns for the 125th-anniversary edition.
Nearly 150 years ago, a railroad spike in Utah Territory linked the U.S. by rail from coast to coast. For the produce industry, railroads changed the name of the game.
The following article, from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
The following article from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
The following article, from The History of The Packer in “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
I was thumbing through a copy of “The Packer, a Century of Produce,” published in 1993. It’s a rich collection of reflections, produce and people.
“There is nothing new under the sun,” the writer of Ecclesiastes says.
Adding convenience to containers keeps consumers happy .
The last time we reviewed industry answers to The Packer’s 125 survey, we asked a broad question about industry innovations and evolution in the next 25 years.
The last time we reviewed industry answers to The Packer’s 125 survey, we asked a broad question about industry innovations and evolution in the next 25 years.
The following articles from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” were published in 1993. The Innovators highlights those who made significant industry developments in The Packer’s second 50 years.
1995 - 2019: Outbreak events drive data-driven traceability initiatives
1894-1919: It took a world war to propel the U.S. produce industry into the modern world, one in which horsepower—the mechanized kind—meant product could be shipped nationwide.
Economic hardship and innovation force shift in the industry
It always made the most sense to me that a woman sales person, buyer or retailer, chef or wholesaler would think like a consumer. And what a competitive edge that would be.
I talked today with Peter Machi, long-time sales and purchasing representative with Consumer Fresh Produce Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Packer’s 125th-anniversary edition is fast approaching.
Cooling brought year-round supplies and extended shelf life
The following article from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993. Robert Kasmire writes of the positive impacts made in the produce industry from the development of temperature control.
The Packer’s 125th-anniversary edition is coming out later this year, and it has been fun collecting material for that publication and publishing articles from past anniversary editions.
I have discussed the results of an online survey we put out in conjunction with The Packer’s 125th-anniversary publication several times in this space.
How can we identify the power of an individual within any sphere of human activity?
Automation of communication, operations and data push produce into the new millennium
Large farms grew even larger during the mid-20th century. Advances in planting technology boosted yields thanks to chemical treatments.