Month: November 2012

INNOVATION AS A BUSINESS DRIVER: A Global Produce Industry Perspective Part I

November 29, 2012 Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit

Here we highlight David Marguleas, Executive Vice President at Sun World, who has lived his career at the locus of many trends — high-tech breeding programs, proprietary varieties, brand-building, global outreach and more. When he offered to put together a panel that would provide a kind of case study as to how to do business effectively on a global scale, utilizing modern tools, we leapt at the opportunity. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more.  …

Frieda's Celebrates Science With Produce

November 29, 2012 Frieda’s Inc.

Frieda’s Specialty Produce participated in “Cuisine from the Collections” a cocktail party held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia to celebrate their bicentennial anniversary. …

Traceability Is Crucial Focus Of Lima, Peru Seminar

November 29, 2012 AGAP and PromPeru

Peruvian exporters will have a unique chance to learn about produce industry traceability requirements and other food safety issues in a special seminar held in Lima, Peru, on January 22, 2013. The seminar is being organized by a coalition of produce and export organizations with the objective of ensuring all Peruvian exporters are informed about the upcoming PTI implementation dates and pending new food safety requirements. …

Connecticut Shellfish Industry Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy

November 28, 2012 Mark Zaretsky, New Haven Register

Connecticut shellfishermen, many living in communities where people lost possessions or even their houses during Hurricane Sandy, are the first to tell you that others have it far worse than they. Still, the last couple of days of October and first three weeks of November have been a trying times for those who make their living on Long Island Sound.

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Grand Isle Project Offers Alternative Way To Farm Oysters

November 28, 2012 Mark Evans, Louisiana Seafood News

A project demonstrating an alternative way to grow oysters, using off-bottom systems, will launch this fall in waters off of Grand Isle. If successful, the project could spark new interest in oyster farming and provide a new source for oysters consumed by the half-shell. …