Articles
CPMA Corner - Made in Canada: Freggie™ Chef for a Day
As the industry prepares to flock to Vancouver, Association President Ron Lemaire discusses this important, future-centric program, with insights from Jamie Moracci, Oleen Smethurst, and Joe Spano...
How Technology Has Impacted Retail & Produce: A Look Back Part 1
The former Kroger exec and fresh produce expert shares on how tech has influenced the way buyers approach the fresh produce department in Part 1 of this Snack series...
Impactful Merchandising: A Q&A with Bob Kirch
With retailers increasingly focused on fresh food, merchandising produce to best drive sales is more important than ever. Executive Vice President of SpartanNash and President of Caito Foods Bob Kirch weighs in…
Duda Farm Fresh Foods: Firmly Planted
Setting the stage for future growth, Vice President of Eastern Operations Jessie Garza plants the seed for Duda Farm Fresh Foods' latest evolution and go-to-market strategy...
Marketing Excellence: A Vision for 2018, A Q&A with Dan'l Mackey Almy of DMA Solutions
With Viva Fresh Expo fast approaching, the produce marketing maven and President and CEO of DMA Solutions sheds light on tips and tactics to keep in mind amid key industry events and more...
Trimble: Connecting the Physical & Digital Worlds
In this age of information, how do you hone in on the areas you can control? Director of Customer Engagement Matt Denninger tells how this tech puts precision and efficiency in your pocket...
Retail Runway: February 2018
With increasing options in the store, see what packaging we thought struts its stuff best on the produce shelves in this high-graphic Snack exclusive...
Navigating the Amazon
In Part One of my contribution to The Snack Magazine, I discussed the rise of online shopping in grocery and how it is influencing brick and mortar. A perfect, more granular example of this is...
Harps Foods: Without Compromise
Bringing 28 years of experience to his produce leadership role governing nearly 100 Harps Food stores, Mike Roberts discusses fresh's integral role in growth in this exclusive...
The Pack Family Foundation: A Tribute
A man who has helped launch 1,000 careers, Jay Pack is one of those figures in the produce industry that instantly conjures up respect. From his work leading Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co., Inc...
CPMA: Power of Produce
“Just wait until CPMA comes back to Vancouver in 2018,” my friends and colleagues have told me for the entirety of my three-year stretch at AndNowUKnow and The Snack, “Now that’s a breathtaking...
