Laura McIntosh brings cooking show to growing fields
There is a play-on-words joke about being "outstanding/out standing in your field." Laura McIntosh has managed to meld the concept into her unique "Bringing It Home" television cooking show.
Bottom line of Hurricane Wilma damage is, as usual, the bottom line
Everyone agrees that the fresh produce business operates on a supply-and-demand basis. The problem is that there are many factors that affect both the supply volumes and the demand trends.
Mother Nature is included in the nearly unending list of issues. And she proved her power in the two previous hurricane seasons.
IN THE TRENCHES: Principal wishes of industry people for 2006
Put a watermelon seed on your forehead and make a wish before it falls off.
Make a wish on the first star you see at night.
Make a wish on a wishbone with another person.
Make a wish before blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.
Making wishes is nothing more than a superstition, but it is still entertaining and fun.
Novazone appoints VP of worldwide sales
Novazone, a leading provider of ozone-based solutions that improve the freshness and safety of food and water, has announced the appointment of Patrick Whalen as vice president of worldwide sales.
In his new position, Mr. Whalen is responsible for all aspects of sales and field application engineering. Reporting to Paul White, Novazone's president and chief executive officer, Mr. Whalen will be located at the company's headquarters in Livermore, CA.
Kayser to lead Sysco Food Services of Seattle Inc.
Sysco Corp., one of North America's larger foodservice marketers and distributors, announced that Catherine Kayser has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Sysco Food Services of Seattle Inc., a Sysco subsidiary located in Kent, WA.
Ms. Kayser, who is currently executive vice president of the Seattle operation, will assume her new duties Jan. 1. She succeeds current President and Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Jenson, who will retire at the end of the calendar year following a distinguished 33-year career in the foodservice industry.
President Bush again endorses guest worker program
The agricultural community was encouraged by President Bush's push for immigration reform the last week in November, as he once again endorsed the concept of a guest worker program.
Peruvian asparagus deal undeterred by decrease in volume
While this year's Peruvian asparagus deal is in full swing and by most accounts has been a good season overall, the volume shipped to the United States is not as high as in past years.
Dallas Farmers Market to undergo 36-month renovation and redesign
The Dallas Farmers Market is undergoing a study on the best ways to revamp the open-air retail facility through a $3.2 million overhaul that will take 36 months to complete, according to Troy Thorn, administrator.
He said that the transition will provide for offering more prepared foods and also for related stores, such as those that would specialize in cook books, kitchen wares, wines and cheeses.
When reading a WSJ article makes you sick
For print journalists who attempt to paint a picture with their words, the usually colorless Wall Street Journal is the holy grail of the newspaper world.
Though it has succumbed slightly to the print media trend of clouding words with pictures, it has stayed pretty close to its roots of letting well-written words tell the story.
Hence, it is particularly galling when The Wall Street Journal plays it loose and publishes a story that isn't supported by facts.
Such was the case with a Nov. 29 article titled "When Eating Your Vegetables Makes You Sick."
OSO Sweet onions sweet as ever in 2006
Following last year's OSO Sweet onion crop -- the best ever -- the 18th season of exporting OSO Sweet onions from Chile to America is set to commence. The shipping season runs from January through March.
All onions are grown at the base of the Andes Mountains in Chile, where OSO Sweet was among the early players in the winter sweet onion category in 1989 and has been an innovative leader ever since.