SAN DIEGO, CA — Deadlines being what they are, this column is being written late at night at the end of first day of the 21st Annual Food Marketing Institute Energy & Technical Services Conference here.
The weather has been hotter and more humid than is customary for this part of the country in mid-September. Utility deregulation has hit here first, and most everybody is complaining about rising costs and voicing fears of brownouts and blackouts.