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PMA's
FIT, NEPC team up for Career Pathways events
The Produce
Marketing Association Foundation for Industry Talent and the
New England Produce Council are partnering on the first of four
Career Pathways events in 2010 at the upcoming NEPC Expo in
Boston, according to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
Retailers
slash prices on Florida strawberries
* Ohno
to represent Washington potatoes in New York
* PACA
action
* Retail
Roundup
* Briefly
Noted . . .
Outside
the Insider
* Food
waste remains persistent problem at farms, grocery stores
and restaurants (californiawatch.org)
* [Australia]
Bent on value-adding bananas (nqr.farmonline.com)
* Agriculture
could be bigger picture of local economic pie (islandpacket.com)
* Green
food choice may not be so green (sciencedaily.com)
* Scientists
form 'swat' team to combat pest (kval.com)
* Bloomberg's
fresh fruit and veg cart health push is squashed by lack of
interest (nydailynews.com)
People
ROGER
GRIESS is no longer connected with Sun World International
LLC, Bakersfield, California.
JAMES
TONSO, owner of Canon Potato Co. Inc., Center, Colorado, passed
away March 29, 2010. He was 85.
CHAD WEBSTER
is now on the sales team for Idaho Fresh Produce Inc., Idaho
Falls, Idaho.
EVRARD
"FRENCHIE" VAN MALDEREN has joined Great Lakes Produce
and Marketing LLC, Niles, Michigan.
MATT LUCOVICH,
is now director of sales and marketing for To-Jo Food Products
Inc., and To-Jo Fresh Mushrooms Inc., Avondale, Pennsylvania.
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