Opinion: why the U.S. needs to change its eating habits
Frieda’s Specialty Produce CEO Karen Caplan discusses "Fruits & Veggies - More Matters" month.
View ArticleQ&A: Ready Pac’s marketing vision combines health with flavor
Ready Pac's Jay Ellis discusses the evolution of snacking and the segment's 'unlimited' growth opportunities.
View ArticleThe Packaging Pitch: delving into the cultural context
Marketing expert Lisa Cork draws on a recent trip to Thailand to explain the importance of culture in packaging.
View ArticleOpinion: what Chile must consider from Russia’s import ban
International trade lawyer Karen Meier gives her take on the potential risks for Chileans boosting trade with Russia.
View ArticleQ&A: California attorneys “suing farmers as fast as they can”
With California's produce sector feeling the crunch, lobby group Western Growers is fighting for sensible decisions from state and federal governments.
View ArticleOpinion: Juice traders, how do you sleep at night?
Finnwatch executive director Sonja Vartiala gives her account of the heated Natural Fruit trial against Andy Hall, revealing an unexpected twist in the story.
View ArticleQ&A: What’s in store for the 2014-15 Chilean blueberry deal?
Chile's Andres Armstrong believes Russia's produce ban could be more of a problem than an opportunity.
View ArticleOpinion: U.S. farmers losing millions due to Canadian bankruptcies
Lawyer Tim Henkel says the USDA was justified in its actions regarding Canadian exporters and PACA.
View ArticleThe Packaging Pitch: Cauliflower to take kale’s food trend reign in 2015
Marketing expert Lisa Cork says a shift to low carb diets will make cauliflower a hot crop to watch in 2015.
View ArticleOpinion: Melbourne wholesale apple price trends – what do they tell us?
Charley Xia explores how understanding historic price data could help growers improve returns.
View ArticleOpinion: LA Times’ Mexican investigation reveals blight on produce sector
It's time to reform the practices of 'tiendas de raya' on Mexican farms.
View ArticleOpinion: Why ‘eco-credentials’ will soon become a necessity
Plant & Food NZ's Dr. Brent Clothier discusses what growers can expect from better detailing their eco-footprint.
View ArticleOpinion: why everyone should be ‘doing business naked’
Dawn Gray says produce companies need to embrace the idea that an educated customer is the best customer.
View ArticleOpinion: Perception of biotech foods boosted by consumer benefits
Consumers have not yet seen enough tangible benefits from biotech food to make the category popular, argues OSF's Neal Carter.
View ArticleOpinion: Improving Mexican farmworker lives a shared responsibility
Fair Trade USA's Hannah Freeman provides an in-depth look at the good, the bad and the ugly on Mexican farms.
View ArticleOpinion: “Latin Americanizing” the banana industry
Banana Link's Alistair Smith urges Cutrale-Safra to focus on corporate social responsibility as the new owners of Chiquita.
View ArticleQ&A: Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop in focus for the U.S., Canada
While apples and pears are put in the same botanical category of ‘pome fruit’, the market situations for the two crops are quite different in North America, where Vancouver-based Oppy is one of the...
View ArticleOpinion: The need for change in the avocado industry
With avocado consumption on a high note leading up to the Super Bowl, Equal Exchange's Jennie Msall calls for a transformation of the fruit's sourcing in light of last year's LA Times expose 'Product...
View ArticleOpinion: From apple juice to caramel apples – a 20-year journey to the same...
Food poisoning attorney Bill Marler says the cost of the recent U.S. Listeria outbreak will be huge.
View ArticleOpinion: Asian flavors and other 2015 produce trends
Karen Caplan discusses how produce is taking the center stage at restaurants.
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