A Guide to Wholesale Produce-Staff Training
Despite professional experience or education, every industry has a learning curve. Employee on-boarding in produce should specifically entail a “rules of the road.” A full… Read More
Alan Siger
A Lesson On Honesty
I was a 22-year-old rookie salesman when I joined Consumers Produce in 1973. Prior to my full-time role, I worked at Consumers in the warehouse… Read More
A Little White Lie In Produce
Last month, my column addressed the value and importance of integrity in the produce business. In a fast paced industry that trades highly perishable products… Read More
Keeping Your Cash In A Good Flow
Every week the trade press and credit reporting agencies list insolvencies or PACA actions against firms that have not paid for product purchased from others…. Read More
Depression – It’s More Than ‘Being Under The Weather’
Two weeks before Christmas one of my closest friends, Fred, died after a long illness; the death certificate may read suicide, but the real cause… Read More
It’s Time For Wholesalers To Embrace Local
While attending the New York Produce Show this past December, I had the chance to spend time with a few dear friends in the wholesale… Read More
Five New Year’s Resolutions For The Produce Wholesaler
It’s that time of year again. Everyone is committing to New Year’s resolutions and creating lists of things in hope of self-improvement. Most of us make resolutions… Read More