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May 13, 2008

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 The Front Page

PBH optimistic about new survey results

Recently released results of the 2008 edition of Produce for Better Health Foundation's Generation X Moms survey contained good news and bad news.
To learn more. . .

* Florida orange crop estimate unchanged
* U.S., Canada agree on potato guidelines
* Cold weather will delay Northwest cherries
* Garden Wholesale joins Produce Alliance
* Retail Roundup

Outside the Insider

* Chiquita to sell German unit for $85M (cnn.com)
* Low-income Hispanic women buy, eat more healthy foods than low-income blacks, whites, study finds (medicalnewstoday.com)
* Organic buyers more open to new experiences than average (mediapost.com)
* China adopts strict food safety law (globesports.com)
* Save the citrus industry (palmbeachpost.com)
* Urban farmers' crops go from vacant lot to market (nytimes.com)
* [India] 72% of India's fruit, vegetable produce goes to waste (indiatimes.com)
* [United Kingdom] Ramsay orders seasonal-only menu (bbc.co.uk)

 

People

GREG CHURCHILL has joined Uesugi Farms Inc., Gilroy, California.

TOM MERRILL former president of Merrill Farms LLC, Salinas, California, has passed away.

PAUL MCDONALD, FRANK SANCHEZ and JON PRESLIK are no longer with L & M Transportation Services Inc., Visalia, California.

BOB BANUELOS has joined sales for Classic Salads LLC, Watsonville, California. JEFF JENSEN is no longer connected.

BRETT PUCKETT is now director of operations for Martinous Produce Co. Inc., Pittsburg, Kansas. WESS PETERSON is no longer with the company.

CHRIS HARDER has joined Albert's Organics, Bridgeport, New Jersey as a vegetable buyer for the company's source organic division.

CHRIS BROWN and LEE RUDEN are no longer connected with Pro-Fruit Marketing Inc., Paramus, New Jersey.

BLAKE JACKSON is now on the phones for Jackson Farming Company, Autryville, North Carolina.

MIKE DIBBLEY is no longer with Pier-C Logistics Inc., Leamington, Ontario, Canada.

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