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 […]

John Pandol speaks out: ‘Volume is vanity. Profit is sanity’

Abrafrutas_Table Grapes production in Petrolina

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

Sicilian citrus supplier Oranfrizer reaps varietal rewards on UK retail market

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 […]

Yentzen discusses Ukraine, Russia and the Impact on Latin American Producers

Ecuador reassures UK of continued fruit supply, with ports running at 100%

For many years Gustavo Yentzen has organized a Latin American themed panel discussion at The Global Trade Symposium of The New York Produce Show and Conference and one of the things that has become clear is that so many things have secondary effects that impact producing countries. With war raging in the Ukraine and global sanctions against Russia, the […]

Steve Walpole: 24 hours of ideation to increase produce consumption

Steve Walpole has had a storied career in the culinary world. Today, his business, Steve Walpole Ltd., offers a range of culinary services tailored to meet client-specific needs whether for small start-up projects or big name brand name operations. Walpole has been a food and cooking enthusiast since he started a Saturday restaurant job at […]