Tag: produce blueprints

Sometimes a new product innovation can be too far out of a company’s wheelhouse.

It can be a mysterious mix of meeting the demand for a market need and timing it right. Sometimes, it’s valuable to take a hard look at what didn’t work to see a path forward.

Any missing product must be considered free of defects.

Imports are not a major factor in the apple industry, but exports are.

Every new apple variety hopes to be the next Honeycrisp.

New apple varieties are displacing old standards to the extent that some sources fret about the future of the venerable Red Delicious and Macintosh. But there is concern about newer varieties too.

This past year has been particularly interesting—if “interesting” is the right word—for watching how retailers have adapted and adjusted to the new normal with respect to the pandemic.

Perhaps the most daunting problem facing the trucking industry is its long history of boom-and-bust cycles.

There has long been a tension over the issue of independent contractor versus employee status.

Most issues facing truckers are interconnected. The parking problem is tied into Hours Of Service requirements, which are set by the U.S. Department of Transportation.