Month: June 2016

A unique crop of its own, the produce industry depends on the basic element of talent to thrive. Just like a seed needs water, the industry needs skilled, motivated and engaged employees. So Center for Growing Talent by PMA’s (CGTbyPMA) mission to attract, develop and retain industry talent will be on full display during PMA’s 2016 Foodservice Conference and Expo. …

According to Arushi Thakur, an industry expert at Technavio for food research, “Customers nowadays are looking for a combination of food infused with new and bold flavors. The demand for innovative and exotic flavored food is more prominent among millennials. In addition, they are looking for options to customize their food based on their calorie intake per day.” …

As globalization has created longer and increasingly complex food supply chains, there has been a concomitant surge in demand for locally-sourced food. Some companies have ridden this wave. Chipotle, for example, differentiated itself from other restaurants by building a brand around a promise of fresh and local ingredients. But after the chain was linked to outbreaks of E. coli, norovirus, and salmonella last year, its emphasis on local sourcing was called into question. …