What if there were more Irish pubs in the U.S.?
A friend of mine has been living in Ireland the past two years. He and his wife initially thought they would leave Southern California for a year in Ireland to spend time with their grandchildren. Then, the pandemic hit, and they decided to extend their stay and embrace living in Ireland a bit longer than […]
The triumph of feet on the ground as a management style
At this year’s edition of The London Produce Show and Conference, we were honored to welcome Kees Rijnhout, the CEO of Jaguar, a global fresh group that manages the global sourcing and sales of fresh produce. Kees Rijnhout has been very actively involved as an entrepreneur in the food industry since 1980. He is the owner of […]
Kantar leader: The Channels we shop in have changed significantly
The supermarket and grocery sector in the United Kingdom has seen tremendous activity over the past several years, from the exit of Walmart from its ASDA partnership, to the growth of the deep discounters on the one hand and home delivery of groceries, including produce, on the other. At the same time, consumers have been […]
Freshfel’s Philippe Binard discusses opportunities and obstacles to raise produce consumption in Europe
Prior to the London Produce Show and Conference this year, we wanted to update our readers to some of the priorities Freshfel is emphasizing. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor, Mira Slott, to find out more: Q: The industry has shown its diversified resilience, fortitude and flexibility to adapt and reinvent itself. Still, […]
London Produce Show: Kantar Insights Director Explains How The Channels We Shop Have Changed Significantly
The supermarket and grocery sector in the United Kingdom has seen tremendous activity over the past several years, from the exit of Walmart from its ASDA partnership, to the growth of the deep discounters on the one hand and home delivery of groceries, including produce, on the other. At the same time, consumers have been […]
John Pandol speaks out: ‘Volume is vanity. Profit is sanity’
We go back a long ways with the Pandols. When the Pundit was testing his eye teeth in the business, our family company used to split a Chilean shipper with the Pandols and Jack Pandol was the man my father called on to lecture this incipient Pundit when he was still in grade school about the UFW. […]
Sysco’s Ian Nottage points the way: Using foodservice to boost produce consumption
At the upcoming London Produce Show, one of our featured speakers will be Ian Nottage, a classically trained Chef with over 40 years experience in the foodservice and hospitality industry and a Fellow of the Craft Guild of Chefs. He is currently Head of Food Development at Sysco Speciality Group where he works with their extensive customer base […]
Do consumers still love British food? Mother and daughter Jan England and Clare Otridge reveal new research
Are British consumers willing to pay more for locally produced foods? Will they buy imported products when their desired food is out of season in the UK? Do food and nutrition campaigns such as British Food Fortnight and Veganuary get their messages across? Do consumers feel a brand loyalty toward supermarket chains that demonstrate support for British growers and […]
