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Produce personnel training takes new twist with new Produce Corner website

The Produce Corner with Bob Corey, which spanned 23 years as a local news insert on TV stations throughout the country and for three years on the Food Network, is now available on YouTube.

Having aired over 3,000 segments in his TV career, Corey has selected the best and most informative of these pieces (188 to date with 72 more to be added for a total of 260 segments) to air on producecornerwithbobcorey.com, which takes the viewer throughout the entire produce year and season’s change, capturing the mood and atmosphere of each season for the viewer.

The site also captures the rich history of the produce industry’s drive to encourage more people to eat at least five servings of produce a day, as well as incorporate today’s “Fruits & Veggies More Matters” logo on and throughout the full length of every segment. The site is linked to The Produce for Better Health Foundation and “Fruits & Veggies — More Matters” websites as well, and includes hundreds of delicious recipes that are related and illustrated in the various segments and which are easy to print and forward.

“The Produce Corner with Bob Corey website, its episodes and recipes are also available, as is, to incorporate into produce personnel training,” Corey, chief executive officer of Corey Bros. Inc. in Charleston, WV, said in a press release. “My vision is for the site to be an interesting and entertaining training and education tool to complement existing produce training programs to further educate produce managers, staff and trainees as well as chefs, apprentices and culinary students who may not have the ‘user knowledge’ to convey to their customers, information about an item or how to prep, fix and prepare an item for their enjoyment. For consumers, the site presents a rich reservoir of information that can positively motivate viewers to enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables in their lives and live more healthfully via the helpful hints, tips, ideas and recipes throughout the season’s change that are illustrated on this site.”

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