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Farmer Lee Jones
The Chef’s Garden
Huron, OH
TAGS: Kolb, High Sierra Group, Farmer Lee Jones, Chef’s Garden, Ideation Fresh, New York Produce Show & Conference, local, foodservice , Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Farmer Lee Jones To Keynote IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum At The New York Produce Show And Conference received a letter in response to our coverage of the cantaloupe crisis from Karl Kolb Ph.D., Chief, Science Officer at The High Sierra Group who is food safety consultant to a small, but certainly not obscure, farm in Ohio that is known as The Chef’s Garden. The public face of this operation is Farmer Lee Jones, who speaks widely and frequently on topics related to farming, sustainability, chefs and similar topics. Now we are thrilled to announce that Farmer Lee Jones has agreed to keynote the IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to meet with Farmer Jones and discover more in advance of his appearance. 10/27/2011
Jim Beagle
CEO
Grapery
Bakersfield, CA
Bruce McGlashan
Technical Manager
Mack Multiples
TAGS: Beagle, Grapery, McGlashan, Mack Multiples, New York Produce Show & Conference, supply chain, cotton candy, flavor, grapes, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
A FOCUS ON FLAVOR AND AN ALIGNED SUPPLY CHAIN The Cotton Candy Grape Makes Its American Debut At The New York Produce Show And Conference: How The Grapery, Mack Multiples And Sainsbury’s Delighted British Consumers And Boosted Sales With A Proprietary Program as we prepared for The New York Produce Show and Conference and the inaugural Global Trade Symposium, it is a special treat that we can highlight a supply chain that starts the Pandol farm and leads to the fat of a consumer in London. This presentation epitomizes what we are trying to promote — seamless supply chain integration — and illustrates the way aligned supply chains can produce value above and beyond commodity shipping. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more. First Mira spoke to the American side of the deal: Jim Beagle, CEO of the Grapery. We then had Mira discuss the British side with Bruce McGlashan, Technical Manager with Mack Multiples. 10/27/2011
Charles Oakley
Retired NBA Player
Assistant Coach for the Charlotte Bobcats
TAGS: Oakley, basketball, NBA, New York Produce Show & Conference, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
New York Knicks’ Charles Oakley Will Be Cooking Up A Storm At New York Produce Show And Conference even though the New York Produce Show and Conference is a serious event, just as in life, there are lots of opportunities to provide some fun. For this year’s show, we brought along a superstar athlete who turns out to be focused on cooking, and he is going to do a cooking demo with students from culinary schools serving as sous chefs, talk us all through recipes as he prepares them, offer up samples and then sign autographs and have his photo taken! What a treat. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more from retired New York Knick, and current Assistant Coach for the Charlotte Bobcats, Charles Oakley. 10/27/2011
Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RD
Director of Programs and Culinary Nutrition Strategic Initiatives
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
St. Helena, CA
TAGS: Miller, The Culinary Institute of America, Ideation, foodservice, consumption, public health, New York Produce Show & Conference, MyPlate, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Foodservice At The New York Produce Show And Conference: Amy Myrdal Miller Of The Culinary Institute Of America To Engage The Industry Toward MyPlate Solutions That Will Increase Sales, Consumption And Public Health our idea behind the IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum was to assemble an intimate group of industry players who would think hard about how to turn a government concept into a reality. After all, the world won’t change its eating habits on demand, the industry will have to make that happen. Fortunately we have a dynamic lady ready to instruct, inspire and encourage the effort to make the dream of increased produce consumption a reality — and to help us create a future that is not only healthy, but delicious as well. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to get a sense of what the effort in New York will actually be like from Amy Myrdal Miller, MS, RD, Director of Programs and Culinary Nutrition Strategic Initiatives at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. 10/20/2011
Richard Bright
Editor & Managing Director
Reefer Trends
United Kingdom
TAGS: Bright, Reefer Trends, Global Trade Symposium, New York Produce Show & Conference, UK, international, reefer, retailer, ship, shipping, container, containerization, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Richard Bright, Editor Of Reefer Trends, To Speak Out At The Global Trade Symposium: Confluence Of Containerization, Direct Buying And Private Label Will Change The International Produce Trade mentions that you can’t really think about international trade without thinking about transport, and there was only one man we thought could combine an understanding of what is happening with transportation and logistics with an understanding of what might this might mean for the world of produce. That man is Richard Bright, Managing Director of Reefer Trends, and we have mentioned him before in the Pundit. He’s coming over from the United Kingdom, and we asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out what he would focus on in his presentation. 10/20/2011
Dr. Neal H. Hooker
CJ McNutt Professor of Food Marketing
Saint Joseph’s University
Philadelphia, PA
TAGS: Hooker, Saint Joseph’s University, vitamin d, marketing, functional foods, public health, mushrooms, New York Produce Show & Conference, USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Vitamin D Enhancement In Mushrooms: Can This Be A Portal For The Produce Department Into Functional Foods? Professor Neal Hooker Of St. Joseph’s University Unveils The Latest Research At New York Produce Show And Conference states that one of the beautiful facets of The New York Produce Show and Conference is that it draws on the great centers of learning in the region to create a workshop program that is both informative and useful. This year we have a St. Joseph’s faculty member working at the conflux of marketing, functional foods and public health. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more from Dr. Neal H. Hooker, CJ McNutt Professor of Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. 10/20/2011
Dr. Ramu Govindasamy
Associate Professor, Marketing
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Associate Director of Research, Food Policy Institute
Rutgers University
Extension Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Brunswick, NJ
TAGS: Govindasamy, Rutgers, The New York Produce Show and Conference, specialty crops, fenugreek, sorrel spinach, bok choy, epazote, purslane, roselle, lechuga, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Brad Rickard
Assistant Professor
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
TAGS: Rickard, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell, New York Produce Show, apples, brands, category, marketing, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
What’s In A Name? Professor Brad Rickard Of Cornell Produces New Research That Indicates Shakespeare May Have Been In Error… On Apples At Least describes how the apple category is actually a fascinating one. It has shifted significantly to new varieties that combine higher margins with better flavor. It could be a model for much of the produce department. But beyond the mere development of new varieties, how they are named and marketed and how production is controlled, both to keep volume in line and insure they are grown in optimal places for quality, can make a great deal of difference. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to see if she could get us a sneak preview of what Professor Rickard of Cornell University will be presenting on this topic at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
Miguel I. Gómez
Assistant Professor
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Thomas Bjorkman
Project Director, Eastern Broccoli Project
Associate Professor of Vegetable Physiology Department of Horticultural Sciences
Cornell University
Geneva, NY
TAGS: Gómez, Bjorkman, Cornell University, Rutgers, St. Joseph’s, local, broccoli, east coast, New York Produce Show and Conference, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Cornell Professors To Present At The New York Produce Show And Conference: New Ways of Thinking About Local: Can The East Coast Develop A Broccoli Industry? at The New York Produce Show & Conference, one of the goals is to encourage greater interaction between the great centers of learning in the region and the produce industry. Among the most intriguing intelligences out there is that of Miguel I. Gómez from Cornell, and he is going to introduce us and all of the attendees to his colleague, Thomas Bjorkman who is Associate Professor of Vegetable Physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences at Cornell University. This dynamic duo is working on the development of an East Coast broccoli industry that the researchers believe might be able to account for as much as 10% of US production. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Manager Mira Slott to find out more from Professors Miguel I. Gómez Thomas and Bjorkman of Cornell University. 9/22/2011
Delan Perry
Vice President
Hawaii Papaya Industry Association
Hilo, Hawaii
President
Volcano Isle Fruit Company
Pahoa, HI
TAGS: Perry, Hawaii Papaya Industry Association, Volcano Isle Fruit Company, Manshardt University of Hawaii, organic, food safety, papaya, virus, genetically modified, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Attack On Hawaii’s Genetically Modified Papayas Sparks Debate About Science, Organics And Freedom To Choose felt that the headline on the Associated Press article by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher reads like a joke — “Hawaii’s Genetically Modified Papayas Attacked” — but it is a deadly serious matter. It touches on the rule of law, the integrity of democracy, the possible use of a veneer of public policy debate for private gain and a distortion of legitimate concerns regarding science and food safety. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more from Delan Perry, Vice President of the Hawaii Papaya Industry Association, and President of the Volcano Isle Fruit Company. Mira also spoke with Dr. Richard Manshardt, Assistant Professor in Plant Breeding at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 9/7/2011
Charles McJilton
CEO/Executive Director
Second Harvest Japan
Tokyo, Japan
TAGS: McJilton, Second Harvest Japan, Bayles, earthquake, tsunami, Sendai, relief, evacuation, non-profit, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Americans Providing Assistance In Japan mentions that we’ve been fortunate to have the contributions of Jack Bayles, owner of the Alishan Organic Center in Japan. Jack has been integral in the efforts to aid those lacking food due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. And he was kind enough to connect us with many involved in the relief effort. He also serves on the board of Second Harvest Japan, and we asked Mira Slott, Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor, to speak to the organization’s Executive Director, Charles McJilton, and find out more. 4/7/2011
Lance Jungmeyer
President
Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA)
Nogalas, AZ
John McClung
President
Texas Produce Association
Mission, TX
TAGS: Jungmeyer, Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, McClung, Texas Produce Association, Mexico, Texas, import, produce, Perishable Pundit, Jim Prevor, Mira Slott
Collaboration Is The Key As US And Mexican Traders Meet At First America Trades Produce Conference reveals that this week is the inaugural edition of a new industry event: A collaboration between two industry associations has led to a conference with a focus on US/Mexican trade. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slot to find out more from Lance Jungmeyer, President of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas; and John McClung, President of the Texas Produce Association. Few things are more important to the future success of the produce industry than successfully integrating trade between the US and Mexico, so a conference devoted to facilitating that process is a great idea. 3/28/2011
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