Month: December 2012

One way in which The New York Produce Show and Conference attempts to add value is by bringing to the local produce community new ideas, varied experiences and new people. How exciting it is, therefore, that one of the world’s most exceptional retailers, Marks & Spencer, will be represented on the program at this year’s edition of The New York Produce Show and Conference. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to get a sense of what Zeina Orfali, Buying Manager — Fruit for Marks & Spencer, might share during her journey to America. …

We last caught up with Dawn Gray when she was living in New Zealand and was working for ENZA. We heard that in Dawn’s work, she was increasingly wrestling with the question of how in an age of global trade, producers and marketers could relate to the trending interest in where one’s food comes from. We were thrilled when Dawn accepted our invitation to address The Global Trade Symposium at The New York Produce Show and Conference. We wanted a sneak preview of what Dawn would be presenting and asked Jodean Robbins Duarte one of our senior contributing editors at Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS, to find out more. …

The other day we pointed out an important supply chain program being held at The Global Trade Symposium, co-located with The New York Produce Show and Conference. It was an important piece because it combined so many of the keys to business success in the years to come. That interview was conducted with David Marguleas, Executive Vice President at Sun World. He will be appearing on the panel with DuDu Ivri of Tali Grapes and Zeina Orfali of Marks & Spencer, so we most anxiously wanted to extend this conversation. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to see if she could find out more. …

The program for the inaugural edition of the Ideation Fresh Foodservice Forum really was quite extraordinary. This year, we are ramping things up a notch, saluting Culinary Evolution and Revolution, as we use produce staples and specialties to create the menus of tomorrow. In one of our two chef demos at the Foodservice Forum, we will turn to a New York chef whose work is legend when it comes to elevating vegetables into culinary masterpieces. We asked Pundit Assistant Investigator, Michael Femia, to find out more. …

Just in time to catch the Thanksgiving crowds, the Celebrating Fresh! banners, harkening the imminent arrival of The New York Produce Show and Conference, have been raised in midtown Manhattan! The Eastern Produce Council and PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine believe that just as it is important to have a world-class industry event, it is vitally important to raise the profile of the industry in the media capital of the world that one day, citizens all across the country, will also step up and help us Celebrate Fresh! Now we hope that you will decide to join us at The New York Produce Show and Conference. …