SEPC's casino night at the Terry Vorhees Charity Golf Classic
More than 130 Southeast Produce Council golfers descended on Alpharetta, GA, earlier this month for the second annual Terry Vorhees Charity Golf Classic, raising more than $100,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Large mango volume an opportunity for retailer promotions
The National Mango Board is encouraging retailers and suppliers to act quickly to move more mangos due to the higher-than-normal import volume. This year’s mango volume has already seen weekly shipments of more than 4 million boxes, an 18 percent increase compared to the largest week in 2014.
Baldor’s 'Think Global, Source Local' event
A large group of Baldor Specialty Foods’ customers and partners celebrated the launch of the Bronx, NY-based company’s new totally transparent website: baldorfood.com.
Kings Just Picked Promise produce returns for the summer
Kings Food Markets is bringing back its exclusive 24 Hour Just Picked Promise this summer, beginning May 22. The program is designed to bring Kings’ customers locally grown, farm-fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs within 24 hours of being picked — giving shoppers the benefits of a local farm stand in the convenience of their neighborhood food markets.
Josie’s Organics and The Produce Mom Host a Pinterest Contest: Who’s Your Josie?
Josie’s Organics and The Produce Mom are asking fans of fresh vegetables, “Who inspires you in the kitchen?” and giving home cooks everywhere the chance to win a pack of kitchen prizes for sharing their answers on Pinterest.
Potandon Produce and Johnny’s Fine Foods announce year four of trailer tour
The joint marketing partnership between Potandon Produce and Johnny’s Fine Foods has been renewed for the fourth consecutive year and the sampling team is gearing up to hit the road.
CAC promotes Melban to VP of industry affairs
The California Avocado Commission has promoted Ken Melban to vice president of industry affairs. In this new position Melban will lead the commission’s industry advocacy activities, including issues management, Good Agricultural Practices program, production research and grower communications.
California Giant running exciting spring and summer campaigns
California Giant Berry Farms grows and ships strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. In early May the company was shipping strawberries from California.
Cindy Jewell, vice president of marketing, said production was primarily from the Santa Maria and the Salinas/Watsonville areas.
Buurma expanding product list
Celery, a commodity shipped by the Buurma family as early as 1896, is making a comeback, according to Loren Buurma, a partner in the Willard, OH-based Buurma Farms Inc.
Celery, Napa cabbage and golden beets are being added to Buurma’s 2015 product list. The golden beets will be available in bunches and 25-pound poly bags, Buurma said.
PMA official says companies should have FSMA plan in place before rules are finalized
The Food & Drug Administration is putting the final touches on its implementation strategy for the new food-safety program, and produce companies should be doing the same, James Gorny, vice president of food safety and technology at the Produce Marketing Association, said at the recent Food Safety Summit in Baltimore.
The Food Safety Modernization Act rule for produce won’t be finalized until later this year, and Gorny said water and manure standards may change, but 80-90 percent of the rule is likely to change little from the proposed version.