Author Archives: Patrick Kiernan

Future Forces: Rethinking collaboration

Posted on Jan 2, 2013 by .

Food prices, the food movement and the loss of the center store shopper will have a negative impact on the industry unless all parties … Continue reading →

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Future Forces: Big data dilemma

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 by .

To survive in tomorrow’s world, your internal rate of change must be greater than the external rate of change around you. No industry has … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 10 Article Archives, Columns

A new breed of retailer

Posted on Aug 1, 2011 by .

By now you may be living with one of the new hybrid dogs challenging traditional purebred pets. Hybrids with names such as Goldendoodle, Cockapoo … Continue reading →

How we eat

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 by .

Somewhere in a nearby theater, a movie purporting to be a new food documentary is playing to rave re­views. The central theme of Food … Continue reading →