Tip of the Iceberg
Tip of the Iceberg
Tip of the Iceberg features conversations between members of the fresh produce industry and the editors of trade publications The Packer and PMG. Topics will include current events and provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for different segments of the industry today, including growers, marketers, wholesalers, foodservice operators, retailers and more.Social links:
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Are grocery employees actually following produce promo instructions?
Learn about the problem of produce promotion execution at the store level, and what you can do about it. To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com. Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarketguide.com LinkedIn: PMG: Produce Market Guide and The Pack…
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ZAG on the hidden side of produce: Tech competition and insecurity
Welcome to a new partnered series with ZAG Technical Services, where you’ll learn about the challenges and solutions for tech side of fresh produce and produce retail business. To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com. Email: news@thepacker.com and artis…
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Live, shoppable videos — for grocers? Yes, it’s a thing
Learn how an award-winning partnership between Firework and The Fresh Market is inspiring shoppers to buy produce and other grocery ingredients while — and after — attending live virtual cooking events where they can join the conversation. To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacke…
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Kroger’s data-science company on shopper personalization
How do you use shopper data to personalize the shopping trip, making it a better experience for your customer, and a more profitable experience for your business? To find us: Our websites: producemarketguide.com, thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com. Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarket…
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The best comments from 11 EFI episodes
Learn the major takeaways from several produce leaders in this final episode of a 12-part series with Equitable Food Initiative. You gotta love a “best of” episode.
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How does The Fresh Market train its personal e-commerce shoppers?
Learn how one food retailer handles its digital shopper program and ensures the people picking the consumer’s produce order know what to do.
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How to share authentic stories of your #AlwaysEssential workers
Hey, produce industry: Do you even know Farmworker Awareness Week exists? Yes, there is a day, a week, and a month for everything. But this is a chance to spotlight the essential workers who form the foundation of your business—and all of our daily nutrition needs. It’s mainly for you, retail and p…
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How do you center people amid all the agtech innovation
When you think about agtech, you don’t think about farmworkers first. Often, tech startups and venture capitalists come to mind. But what if the farmworker’s perspective, ideas and needs were placed front and center while these necessary innovations propel our produce industry forward?
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Walnuts need a major makeover
Why can’t walnuts be fresh and cool like pistachios and almonds? They can be, and Robert Verloop has a plan to increase sales and consumption. To find us: Our websites:thepacker.com and ProduceEDU.com, www.producemarketguide.com Email: news@thepacker.com and artists@producemarketguide.com LinkedIn…
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Produce man Tom Cingari of ShopRite talks store modernization, sustainable style
This family business began with one man and a produce pushcart in the 1920s and has since grown to 12 Cingari Family ShopRite supermarkets across Connecticut, part of the Wakefern Food Corp. And now they’re modernizing, with environmental sustainability in mind. Tom Cingari, vice president of produ…
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