Tag: year ahead
The Year Ahead: Demonstrations and dietitians
- Produce BlueprintsEven with the many venues for storytelling, in-store demonstrations are still important. The first hurdle is …
The Year Ahead: Evolving health benefits
- Produce BlueprintsWhile there have been many studies on the long-term health benefits of produce, a newer area …
The Year Ahead: Search for new marketing appeals
- Produce BlueprintsThe next step in the perishables pipeline—after harvesting, packaging, and shipping a product—is marketing. Several trends …
The Year Ahead: Branding and storytelling
- Produce BlueprintsProduce marketers look for new ways to differentiate their product. “Suppliers want to really draw consumers …
The Year Ahead: Ingenuity and innovation
- Produce BlueprintsWill 2019 be a renaissance for managing postharvest freshness in produce? Kristen Park, extension specialist at …
The Year Ahead: Advances in testing
- Produce BlueprintsTraceability has been in the spotlight, but there have also been advances in product testing to …
The Year ahead: PTI and traceability comeback
- Produce BlueprintsThe industry’s own Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) for food safety is poised to make a comeback, …
The Year ahead: Additional regulatory scrutiny
- Produce BlueprintsWhile increased food safety scrutiny is nothing new, the produce industry will experience more regulatory attention …
The Year Ahead: Improve food safety
- Produce Blueprints“In food safety, things did not go very well [in 2018],” says Jennifer McEntire, vice president …