Tag Archives: fruits
Dole Inspires Salad Fans with New Website
Dole Fresh Vegetables has launched an inspirational new website reflecting the growing culinary evolution of salad and the DOLE Salads brand of prepackaged salad blends and all-natural … Continue reading
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Turbana Partners with Price Choppers to Kick Off PFK Spring Campaign
Turbana announced its partnership with one of its longstanding retailers, Price Chopper, to kick off the Produce for Kids 2013 campaign entitled “Get Healthy, Give … Continue reading
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United Fresh Releases Sustainability Guide
To assist producers and partners in developing, assessing and communicating their sustainability programs, United Fresh Produce Association has launched its Sustainability Guide and Self-Assessment … Continue reading
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My Confession
Dear Grocery Retailers, Please forgive me, I have been unfaithful. For years, I have always turned to your supermarkets for my produce. I selected … Continue reading
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Fruit Center Marketplace
Suburban Boston is a competitive hot spot when it comes to supermarkets, with Stop & Shop, Shaw’s/Star Market, Market Basket and Roche Bros. duking … Continue reading
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Dole was a Gold Sponsor of Big Sur
Dole sponsored one of the world’s top destination races in its own backyard, the Big Sur International Marathon. Dole, including Dole Fresh Vegetables of … Continue reading
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PMA Applauds USDA Proposal Promoting Students’ Development of Healthful Eating Habits
Commending US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) steps to encourage students’ greater consumption of fruits, vegetables and other nutrient-dense foods, Produce Marketing Association (PMA) submitted … Continue reading
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Produce’s fresh outlook
Marketing the health benefits of fruits and vegetables and convenient snack options have helped boost sales in the produce department. Continue reading
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Happy Family Goes Greek with New Pouches for Babies and Toddlers
Happy Family, an organic food brand privately owned and operated by moms, has introduced a line of organic Greek yogurt, fruit and veggie combination … Continue reading
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Hold the pesticides
Organic produce sales continue to climb. Their benefits may be up for dispute, but its clear consumers recognize organics exist. Continue reading
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Teaching an old dog new tricks
On the heels of my last blog supporting the value of organics, an ironic thing happened along the way—my own family became believers in … Continue reading
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The Produce Mom’s School Foodservice Program to Launch in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Fruit’s The Produce Mom has partnered with Indiana Celebrities & Heroes to inspire healthy eating amongst children via their school foodservice program, Find … Continue reading
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PMA 2012 Fresh Summit
The 2012 PMA Fresh Summit show was packed with new innovations and ideas — and it had record attendance. Continue reading
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Why I love the produce industry… and a big THANKS!
Two weeks ago growers, manufacturers, buyers, sellers, marketers and associations converged on the Anaheim, California convention center to talk—and taste—produce. The new format of … Continue reading
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PBH To Host Supermarket Dietitians at Fresh Summit
Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) will host 20 supermarket dietitians for a 3-day educational session to be held during PMA’s Fresh Summit in … Continue reading
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Produce for Kids and Sunset Park Elementary School Students Celebrate New Salad Bar
On Tuesday, October 16, Produce for Kids and Sunset Park Elementary School held an event in Miami, Fla., to celebrate the new salad bar … Continue reading
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Study Shows Even Small Increase in Fruit and Veggie Consumption can Improve Health
An estimated 20,000 cancers could be prevented if half of all Americans simply increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables by a single serving … Continue reading
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CPS Research Grants and PMA Food Safety Forums Serve Global Audience
The newly announced $1.8 million Center for Produce Safety (CPS) research grant awards combined with two other Produce Marketing Association (PMA) events offer significant … Continue reading
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New Apple Variety from FirstFruits of Washington
The intensely sweet and crunchy new apple variety Sweetie, from FirstFruits of Washington, will be making an appearance at retail this September. First planted … Continue reading
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Safefruitsandveggies.com Provides Science Based Safety Information For Consumers
A recent Stanford University nutritional comparison study has generated intense consumer interest about the differences between conventionally and organically grown fruits and vegetables. But, … Continue reading
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Mann Packing is Teaming Up with Rock n’ Roll Marathon Series
Mann Packing is teaming up with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series to feature its award-winning Stringless Sugar Snap Peas at two major race … Continue reading
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Bayer CropScience Acquires US-based Biological Company AgraQuest
Bayer CropScience announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase AgraQuest, Inc. for a purchase price of US$ 425 million (approximately EUR 340 … Continue reading
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Fruits And Vegetables Included In Plan To Improve Our Nation’s Health
Yesterday a bipartisan group of former cabinet secretaries released a comprehensive and actionable plan to improve America’s physical and fiscal crises, driven by the … Continue reading
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