Had an odd thought last night about corporate post-911 strategies, and wondered if Hilton/Marriott etc are interrupting the supply farther up the chain.
When I go to a business banquet, the fruit displays are from fruit of quality I will never find in my local grocery store or local fruit/veg distributor....
The highest quality fruit / Veggies command the highest prices................
That is because they do not use local but have a supplier who has higher quality goods to begin with and then picks over to make sure they get only the best of what he has.