Lone Booth Babe Appears At New York Produce Show & Conference
Following recent scrutiny in the trade press, “booth babes” steered clear of this year's New York Produce Show and Conference. …
Month: December 2012
AeroFarms, EcoSPACES & St. Phillip's Academy Offer A Glimpse Of The Future On The New Jersey Retail Tour Of The New York Produce Show & Conference
One of the highlights of The New York Produce Show and Conference is the extensive tour schedule. This year it boasts six incredible tours, and those signing up for the New Jersey retail tour also get a little treat. They will get exposed to a cutting edge urban agriculture system that does not depend on sun or soil. It was such an interesting concept we asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Manager Mira Slott to go visit the operation and find out more. …
Culinary Extravaganza At The New York Produce Show: Ritz-Carlton’s Executive Chef Mark Arnao Among Super Chefs To Appear On Stage
On the New York Produce Show & Conference show floor in a centralized area that resembles Central Park we are pleased to host an assortment of superstar chefs on the Celebrity Chef Stage. This years line-up will be Executive Chef Mark Arnao from the Ritz-Carlton Central Park, Top Chef Master Kerry Heffernan, Executive Chef Ben Pollinger from Oceania and Executive Chef, Iron Chef and Chopped participant Michael Giletto from Bayonne Golf Club. The Pundit has enjoyed a few nights at The Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South, so we were especially enthused that this new superstar chef was going to mount the Celebrity Chef Stage. We asked Carol Bareuther, Contributing Editor at Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS, to find out more. …
Peterson, Griffin & Spezzano Lead Student Mentorship Program At The New York Produce Show & Conference
At the New York Produce Show & Conference, we wanted to do more than just run a trade show; we wanted to make a difference. One of the ways we decided to do that was to launch various student programs. One is a program that serves ag marketing, business and food marketing students. We always seek out important people to chair the program. We asked Meredith Auerbach, a Contributing Editor at Pundit sister publication PRODUCE BUSINESS, to find out more from this year’s chairs about their path to success in produce. …
In Their Own Words: Attend The New York Produce Show & Break Out Of One's Silo, Seize The Moment – Become All You Can Be
We have been able to observe a lot of produce people and, for the most part, they work extremely hard. They are passionate about their products and they do, for the most part, a pretty incredible job of bringing the fruit of the earth to the people of the world. Yet we have consistently found that the people who come to know the greatest success are those who are willing to invest the time to gain knowledge and experience outside of the parameters of whatever they happen to be doing. The New York Produce Show and Conference is most definitely one of those opportunities. …