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Credit & Finance: Managing collections

Charles Brown, director of credit for Hapco Farms, LLC, BB #:104132 a grower and importer in Westhampton Beach, NY, considers...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Trading Assistance: Reviewing Reefer Downloads

The streams of temperature data captured by a reefer download is somehow too much and not enough at the same...

3 years ago 8 minute read

Credit & Finance: Determining limits

The salesperson’s new candidate for credit survived scrutiny, and its finances look good on paper. Now it’s time to decide...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Tomatoes: Ongoing Innovation

When it comes to growing tomatoes, most believe technology will continue to play a leading role, due in large part...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Credit & Finance: An effective credit policy

Every credit department needs standards for setting credit and payment terms, and for what happens when payments arrive late. These...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: Key department objectives

The credit department holds the key to a company’s revenue. Salespeople bring in the business, but those in credit actually...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Tomato trends at retail

The pandemic changed the dynamics of nearly every aspect of business and industry, and this was certainly true when it...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Tomatoes: China’s Role

China is not only the largest producer of tomatoes worldwide, but it is also the top exporter of tomato paste,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Tomatoes: A look at Mexican imports

According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s 2021 Tomato Annual Report, Mexico’s SIAP (Agrifood and Fisheries Information System) cites an...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Tomatoes: Greenhouse-grown grows

While most tomatoes are grown traditionally in an open field, greenhouse tomatoes are an ever-expanding portion of the market, due...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Tomatoes: Old favorites and new flavors keep the category surging

Love apple? Wolf peach? Call it what you may, the tomato is one of the world’s most popular produce items...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Amazon’s banana imbroglio

Amazon’s BB #:283186 success has been a double-edged sword for the online giant, as the company has faced scathing criticism...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Amazon’s better distribution plan

Amazon BB #:283186 is building its internal distribution capabilities, leasing a 1.1-million-square-foot distribution center in Orlando for shelf-stable, refrigerated, and...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Amazon: At the forefront of technology & logistics

Technology is driving many retailers’ strategies to position themselves for the grocery industry of the future—from cashierless to drones to...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Amazon: Integrating and Innovating

When it comes to Amazon BB #:283186 and its segue into the grocery industry, there’s plenty of good, a few...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Amazon’s other venues

Amazon BB #:283186 has more than two dozen small-format convenience stores in a handful of cities. Amazon Go stores range...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Amazon: Addressing solid obstacles

Amazon’s BB #:283186 initial foray for its own branded grocery, Amazon Fresh, was an online-only venture. “Amazon recognized that to...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Amazon: Here to stay

Expert consensus is that many consumers will continue to shop online for groceries in the long term. But it’s not...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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