Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Sometimes marketing overwhelms merchandising; Bayer fighting citrus greening; Stemilt, Lantao bring Starkrimson to China; 70th FFVA convention; IPC potato truck; CPAC's nutrition education

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In the Trenches: Sometimes marketing overwhelms merchandising

Marketing is where it all starts, but customers make 70 percent of their purchasing decisions inside of the store, which means that in-store promoting is just as influential as marketing. READ MORE


Bayer partners with Florida Specialty Crop Foundation to fight citrus greening

With the Florida citrus market decimated by citrus greening disease to the tune of more than $4.5 billion in crops and some 8,300 jobs lost, a new private-public partnership will provide a significant boost for research. READ MORE

Stemilt and Lantao bring Starkrimson pears to China

Stemilt Growers of Wenatchee, WA, and Lantao of Shanghai, China, have teamed up to be the first marketers of Washington-grown Starkrimson pears in China under the new protocol between the United States and China announced earlier this year. READ MORE


camera_icon 70th annual Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association convention

Attendance and sponsorships soared by more than 20 percent over recent years at the 70th annual Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association convention. READ MORE

Big Idaho Potato Truck continues to roll

When IPC first unveiled its plans for a Big Idaho Potato Truck that would tour across the country, the industry could have scarcely imagined how successful the truck and its crew would be. READ MORE

Nutrition education at fore of CPAC's efforts

Continuing in its direct-to-consumer marketing campaign, the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee will again dovetail with the U.S. Potato Board's promotional efforts. READ MORE

Locus Traxx Worldwide CEO presenting at Oracle Open World

A new face will be stepping into the ring Sept. 24, when David Benjamin, chief executive officer of logistics innovator Locus Traxx Worldwide, based in Jupiter, FL, joins Chris Baker, senior vice president of Worldwide ISV, OEM and Java Sales for Oracle, at Oracle Open World at the Fairmount Leader's Circle in San Francisco. READ MORE

Aspen Produce optimistic about new russet varieties

Although Colorado's ongoing water shortage has resulted in fewer acres of potatoes in the San Luis Valley, Jed Ellithorpe of Aspen Produce's sister company, Ponderosa Partnership, said he was optimistic going into the 2013 harvest. READ MORE

Teri Trost joins Gills Onions

Oxnard, CA-based Gills Onions announced the addition of Teri Trost to its sales team. READ MORE

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