Month: November 2016

Plantation Produce Company,  a South Texas grower, shipper, packer, hosted USDA Cochran Fellowship participants for U.S. Food Safety System Policies and Functions Training Program designed to train government regulatory officials to learn about and ultimately incorporate into the draft Food Safety Law internationally-recognized food safety standards. …

One of the highlights of The New York Produce Show and Conference and The London Produce Show and Conference that we are bringing to Amsterdam is kicking off the day of the show with our “Thought Leaders” panel. The program is intentionally designed this way because before we head off to a trade show, we need to open our minds to new ideas and new ways of doing things. We are pleased to announce the Inaugural Thought Leaders Panel at The Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference. …

It is doubtful Henry Ford ever really said that if he enquired, people would say they wanted faster horses, but it doesn’t matter. The idea expressed is an argument for audacious innovation, a rebellion against cautious incrementalism, and this is what brings us to Amsterdam today. It is what underlies The Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference. …

According to a recent study published in Nutrition Today, researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Center for Nutrition Research gave 510 low-income people questionnaires to help them determine what influences folks to shop for fruits and vegetables. The team found that small increments in income within the low-income population was associated with differing attitudes and beliefs regarding organic and conventional growing of fruits and vegetables. They also found that low-income people on the higher end of the income spectrum actually felt more conflicted about the cost of fruits and vegetables. …

With a new model event such as The Amsterdam Produce Show and Conference, itis natural that we should seek ways to better understand and communicate with younger people. So when we heard that Nic Jooste at Cool Fresh International was doing a study on exactly that subject and had teamed up with a young intern to make it happen, we knew we had a match. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more. …