Dole celebrating National Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day
It’s National Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day, an official holiday dedicated to the proposition that getting more fresh fruits and vegetables is easy, delicious — and, based on U.S. obesity trends — entirely necessary. Starting today, the annual holiday will be celebrated every year on the Thursday before Memorial Day, at the start of the summer produce season.
Cal Giant BBQ's 56th year helping American Cancer Society
The annual Spring Lamb Barbecue celebrated its 56th anniversary on Saturday May 16 at the Crosetti Ranch in the foothills of Watsonville, CA. This event has supported the local chapter of the American Cancer Society since it began back in 1959, donating more than $1.5 million since that time. Supporters include produce companies, allied industry and community businesses.
Mann Packing promotes Goforth, hires new account executive
Mann Packing has promoted Danny Goforth, who was part of the company’s customer solutions and sales team, to a new position as district manager for the retail value-added team.
RCMA fund to aid family of young drowning victims
The Redlands Christian Migrant Association has created a fund to assist a farm-working family that lost two young boys in an accidental drowning May 17.
Noel Matias, 4, and his brother Alex, 3, were found in a canal Sunday near the labor camp where the family lived.
The Matias family is seeking help for funeral expenses, including taking the boys’ bodies to Mexico for burial. The boys attended an RCMA child-care center in LaBelle, FL.
Giumarra expanding blackberry production
The Giumarra Cos., headquartered in Los Angeles, primarily handles blueberries and blackberries. But Tom Richardson, vice president of global development for the company, said it is also growing in the raspberry category, and it now handles a few strawberries.
“We are currently marketing blueberries and blackberries,” Richardson said.
All details are in place at Christopher Ranch for water supply into the future
Because garlic is an annual harvest and storage crop item for Christopher Ranch, headquartered in Gilroy, CA, spring is more about continuing to manage its storage inventory and maintaining its supply to customers as sufficiently as possible until its new crop starts in June and July.
Anthony DeAngelis, director of the northeast division for Christopher Ranch, said the company hopes to have some greater opportunity to promote in the late summer.
New Jersey hosts EPC's last meeting of the season
HILLSDALE, NJ — The Eastern Produce Council's May 19 meeting, sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, drew a big crowd, as always. This was the 28th consecutive year that New Jersey has sponsored an EPC meeting, and as in the last few years, this meeting was held outdoors under a tent here at Demarest Farms — and thus is known as the Jersey Fresh Cookout.
EPC's last meeting of the season
The Eastern Produce Council's May 19 meeting, held at Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, NJ, was sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. This was the last EPC meeting before its traditional summer break; the council's meetings will resume this fall.
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Kingsburg Orchard executive returns to retail with move to Sendik’s
Sendik's Food Markets, a 12-store family-owned grocery chain serving the Milwaukee area, announced the hiring of produce industry veteran Dan Spain, who most recently worked as vice president of sales and marketing for Kingsburg Orchard
First company certified to use government-verified non-GMO seal
WASHINGTON — The Agricultural Marketing Service has certified the first company, SunOpta Inc., to label its food-grade soybeans and corn with a new, USDA non-GMO seal.