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The
Front Page
Sunkist
has good but challenging year
Hard work,
strategic planning and strict discipline helped provide producers
for Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. with some
of the industry's highest returns per acre in 2009, Nick Bozick,
chairman of the board, reported at the co-op's 116th annual
meeting in Visalia, Calif., Feb. 17, according to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
Growers
agree to pass on increased wages
* Commission
has wide-ranging avocado marketing plan
* PACA
actions
* Retail
Roundup
* Briefly
noted . . .
Outside
the Insider
* Whole
Foods COO and Co-President Walter Robb discusses the organic
business (startribune.com)
* State
cherry output a record? (recordnet.com)
* Walmex
to open 300 units in Mexico, expand bank (reuters.com)
* Road
to Recovery: Local foods spice up economic picture (sacbee.com)
* Dishing
up home cooking (kcchronicle.com)
* At
Martha's Table, cooking for a cause (washingtonpost.com)
People
MARK GRIJALVA
has joined sales for Mountain View Fruit Sales Inc., Reedley,
California.
CHARLES
LAWTON, president and founder of Dixie Growers Inc., Plant
City, Florida, passed away February 19, 2010.
RANDI
BERKOWITZ is no longer connected with Ruby Robinson Co. Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois.
GENE KUIPERS
and KURT TERPSTRA have joined Crispheart Produce Inc., Hudsonville,
Michigan.
JACKIE
LEYVA is now on staff with G W R Produce Inc., McAllen, Texas.
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