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Hass
Avocado Board to mark Nutrition Month
The Irvine,
Calif.-based Hass Avocado Board will put an even stronger focus
on spreading the word about the fruit's nutritional attributes
by launching a marketing initiative that will reach consumers
through retail-level promotion, public relations and online
activities during National Nutrition Month in March, according
to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
Free
iPhone strawberry app now available
* Search
is on for new FPAA president
* Third
annual pistachio conference slated for March
* Village
Farms converts from income trust structure
* PACA
actions
* Retail
Roundup
Outside
the Insider
* The
facts about food and farming (latimes.com)
* Price
Chopper, Tops Markets face off in bankruptcy court over Penn
Traffic's properties (syracuse.com)
* Some
say food safety regulations threaten wildlife (santacruzsentinel.com)
* Safeway
buyer to plead guilty in tomato scheme (sfgate.com)
* Kids
like veggie choices, but may not eat them (reuters.com)
* New
company preserves pineapple operations on Maui (lahainanews.com)
* [Australia]
Mango glut blamed on hobby farmers (cairns.com)
People
KEITH
WILSON previously vice pres of sales & marketing for Sunny
Cove Citrus LLC, Orange Cove, California is now national retail
sales manager for Flavor Tree Fruit Co LLC., Hanford, California.
RANDY
ATAIDE is no longer associated with Mountain View Fruit Sales
Inc., Reedley, California.
MICHAEL
TEEL grandson of founder Tom Raley will be returning to Raley's
Supermarkets, Sacramento, California as chief executive officer.
Mucci
International Marketing Inc., Kingsville, Ontario Canada is
pleased to announce the appointment of ALEJANDRO CABELLO to
the newly created position Director México/Grower Liaison.
Cabello will be responsible for the creation, organization
and direction of new projects in Mexico, including communication
and relationship building with Mexican growers to ensure year
round supply of high quality product.
JASON
CARTY has joined Distribution Fisher Capespan Canada SENC,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. NANCY STEVENSON is no longer connected.
ROY TOM
is now chief financial officer for Fisher Capespan Canada,
Corporate Headquarters, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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