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February 26, 2008

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 The Front Page

New avocado marketing campaign launched

Personal stories about California avocado growers will be a highlight of the Hand Grown in California marketing campaign recently unveiled by the Irvine-based California Avocado Commission, according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Optimism abounds at Sunkist meeting
* Matoian to lead pistachio growers group
* Web seminar will discuss strawberries
* Idaho Potato Commission to help UNICEF
* Retail Roundup

Outside the Insider

* Students lack fruits and vegetables in diet (universitychronicle.com)
* City's 'food deserts' can lead to big health risks (cbs2chicago.com)
* Fruit cart vendors legislation could provoke tomato tossing (nysun.com)
* Fill your grocery cart online (www.mcall.com)
* [United Kingdom] NI 'worst for eating five-a-day' (bbc.co.uk)
* [British Columbia] Food miles to entice local shopping (canada.com)

 

People

LORI ACUFF is no longer with A & C Transport, Phoenix, Arizona.

CLAY MAHAN is no longer connected with Wm Bolthouse Farms Inc., Bakersfield, California.

MARK A BIGLIONE is no longer with Sun Valley Farms Inc., Loveland, Colorado.

AARON BECK is now on the phones at Garnand Marketing LLC, Twin Falls, Idaho.

JAMES LUCIAN LABARBA of Ideal Sales Inc., Dallas Texas, has passed away.

KATHY SCHNEIDER is no longer connected with Schneider Brokerage Inc., Sugar Land, Texas.

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