Month: November 2015

Greener Fields Together™, the sustainability and local produce initiative created by PRO*ACT, the produce supply-chain management company, has created a twofold judging process for its Cultivating Change competition. The new program allows local growers to apply for grants ranging from $3,000 to $10,000. Applications will be judged by a panel of industry leaders as well as an online voting and peer review process. …

Family owned and operated Stemilt Growers hosted a special breakfast event on Nov. 6 at annual food blogging conference, BlogHer Food. Stemilt’s breakfast event was attended by 25 top food bloggers who often feature fresh fruit on their blogs through recipe creation. …

The National Mango Board (NMB) is inviting mango industry leaders to step forward and participate in the nominations process to become a board member. Board members have the chance to contribute in shaping the future and direction of the NMB in upcoming years. The NMB is currently seeking nominations for one domestic producer to serve a three-year term beginning immediately upon appointment. Candidates must meet certain requirements to be eligible and be willing to serve the mango industry by fulfilling board member roles and responsibilities. …

Almost all studies that involve the produce consumer suffer from a tragic flaw: they tell us what consumers WANT to say. The Food Marketing Institute has made an enormous contribution to the industry by squaring that circle. They have combined direct consumer research with the data coming off register rings to address what consumers say and what consumers do. It is a powerful combination to which they add analytic capabilities. Presented here is Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott’s three-part Q&A for the micro session at The New York Produce Show on FMI’s consumer-centric study with Rick Stein of FMI, Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics and Sherry Frey of Nielsen Perishables Group. …