Ep. 13. Tycoons Crashing into Fresh Produce
In German there is a word, Schadenfreude, which roughly translates as “joy at someone else’s harm”. It refers to the […]
Ep. 12. Natural Promotions
It is time to take on another one of those topics that is both a curse and a blessing. Let’s
Ep. 11. Turnover or Margin?
I have spoken already in previous episodes about the difficulty, in our business, of building knowledge through experience. Because of
Ep. 10. What is a Fruit and Vegetable Specialty?
There are words we use so often in this business that, by the sheer act of repetition, they end up
Are there any other books like Freshconomics?
For many years (20 years or so), as I was writing Freshconomics, I assumed someone, somewhere, must have written the
Ep. 9. The European Hunger Games
I’m afraid we are witnessing a breach of the social contract that was struck between society and farmers at the
Ep. 8. What are Freshmodities?
There is a word we keep repeating in the fresh produce business, almost without realising it. A word we inherited
Ep. 7. It’s Raining on My Prices
Gregory King was a pioneer of economic science. He was the first to document how volatility in production affects prices
Ep. 6. The Supply Sector
Here is a question I’ve asked myself over the years: What truly drives the fresh produce business? If you come
Ep. 5. The Lemon and the Mafia
Not everything was going to come straight from the book. This is the first episode we go off-topic. In any case,
