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The
Front Page
PBH
asks industry to promote new consumer contest
The Produce
for Better Health Foundation is asking its donors to help promote
a new online consumer contest by adding a link from their Web
sites to the Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Web site -- www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
- according to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
USDA
proposes increase in PACA license fees
* Pro*Act
publishes safety guides for local produce
* Groups
seek extension for Chilean grapes imports
* PACA
action
* Briefly
Noted . . .
Outside
the Insider
* USDA,
Justice Dept. set to probe consolidation in agriculture (sanluisobispo.com)
* Deceptive
arguments are being made in California's water wars (latimes.com)
* Valley
grapes squeezed in Mexico trade dispute (fresnobee.com)
* NW
farmers, researchers battle Asian fruit fly (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
* Target
to debut fresh foods sections at area stores (nctimes.com)
* [Canada]
Food fight: When A is for apple and H is for hype (theglobeandmail.com)
* Early
spring doesn't always mean good news (wenatcheeworld.com)
People
GAELO
DE LA FUENTE previously vice president of retail operations
has been named president of Supervalu Inc., Farm Fresh division,
Boise, Idaho. He replaces RON DENNIS who has retired.
JIM VASVERY
of Agrow Fresh Produce Co. Inc., Chicago, Illinois passed
away March 7, 2010. He was 69.
DIANA
C. NILHAS has joined Schnuck Markets Inc., St. Louis, Missouri.
PETER
C. PAPPAS of Clement Pappas & Co. Inc., Carneys Point,
New Jersey has passed away.
JUDY SPIRES
is no longer associated with Acme Market Inc., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
DARCIE
LIPTOT is now marketing director for Utah Onion Inc., Syracuse,
Utah.
CHRIS
JOHNSON is no longer with Associated Freight Brokers Inc.,
Yakima, Washington.
TROY THOMPSON
has joined RPE Inc., Bancroft, Wisconsin.
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