Category: Produce with Pamela

Greg and Pamela discuss Uber's new freight plans, the Center for Produce Safety's Research Symposium and a hot market for California Avocados. Memes, cats, dogs and avocados -- what else could you ask for?

Corsi explained the outreach the CPS Knowledge Transfer Task Force undertook to bring in more attendees, and why it’s so important for the broader produce industry to get involved.

The single greatest argument for value-added, prepared produce? Jackfruit.

Have you ever bought a seedless cucumber WITHOUT the plastic wrap?

CHICAGO—Before releasing the balloons and beach balls to signal the lead up to next year’s United Fresh Convention in San Diego, there was one more award to present.

CHICAGO--Greg and Pamela worked the expo floor at United Fresh this week, and noticed a few trends along the way. 

My good friend George Szczepanski asked me to join him recently for a chat about bananas on his side project, Prodcast from the Produce Aisle.

WHEATON, IL – I first heard about Pete’s Market during a panel of Chicago consumers. We were polling them about their grocery shopping habits and asked where they preferred to buy their produce.

In Episode 2 of Ideas Ripe for the Picking, we discuss grocers ditching plastic packaging, and the business case for packaged produce.

Greg and Pamela talk mango marketing, mangonadas and how this relates to Avocados from Mexico success, as well as Kroger's OptUp and the meal kit canary in a coal mine.