Opinion
The Packaging Pitch: What do a crystal ball and a job description have in common?
"I think both the scary and exciting thing is e-commerce is coming like a freight train and the fresh produce industry has not yet even begun to get its head around the opportunities or threats this represents."
July 04 , 2018
Opinion: Protecting your brand through planning ahead
Following the Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak in the U.S., Bev Oster says it is crucial for companies to have a communications plan in place to handle crises.
July 03 , 2018
Opinion: Kroger shoots itself in the foot by forcing new 90-day payment policy on produce suppliers
Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor asks whether CEO Rodney McMullen has the courage to demand the mistake be corrected?
June 28 , 2018
Opinion: Quality vs quantity - how food businesses can increase margins and reduce risk
Karel Strubbe of TOMRA Sorting Food says there are various actions food businesses can take to cut out defective produce, optimize yields and keep the customer coming back.
June 28 , 2018
Opinion: Romaine crisis creates anxiety for local farmers, but false claims about food safety hurt the industry
"Very often the produce industry can be its own worst enemy."
June 04 , 2018
Q&A: Why U.K. buyers can no longer expect supply to come automatically
"Suppliers have got their eyes on other parts of the world and that might be changing their market priority."
June 04 , 2018
The Packaging Pitch: Three mistakes to avoid when positioning your brand
"So what is the key to getting branding, positioning and comms right? The key is to always go back to the basics."
June 01 , 2018
The Packaging Pitch: Their voice is a megaphone…they will be heard
Lisa Cork urges the produce industry not to lump in Gen Z with Millennials, encouraging interaction with the cohort to help form their marketing strategies in the years ahead.
April 04 , 2018
Sustainable produce packaging debate far from wrapped up
To address what is arguably the hottest issue in fresh produce right now, in this special feature we profile a wide variety of industry leaders and innovators to discuss the practicalities, technologies and ambitions around plastics, biodegradability and alternative materials.
March 14 , 2018
EU approach to pest controls at odds with pesticide residue stance, claims importer
Thies Claussen of Global Fruit Point says protocols for citrus black spot and false codling moth are "obliging the producer to spray fungicides and that is totally in contradiction to what the European market is looking for".
March 13 , 2018
