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The
Front Page
PBH
posts Q & A's on promotion board concept
Produce
for Better Health Foundation has turned to a Cornell University
marketing expert to help shed some light on the idea of a
produce promotion board after an industry survey in June resulted
in a "disappointing" 8% response rate with 47% of
the participants saying they were "undecided" about
the concept.
To
learn more. . .
*
California's
review of methyl iodide will continue
* Fresh
Summit sponsorships, booths still available
* Meijer
expands homegrown produce initiative
* MCL
Fresh introduces purple snow peas
* PACA
actions
Outside
the Insider
* Fla.
citrus industry's 7-season decline may be over (theledger.com)
* Sam's
tests a big-box bodega (wsj.com)
* Restaurants
need to heed kids' health savvy (mediapost.com)
* Pest
found in package had citrus disease (sfgate.com)
* U.S.
Senate approves $125 billion USDA, FDA budget (bloomberg.com)
* Even
during recession, Nash Finch fattens up (startribune.com)
* Calorie
counter: fruit vs. fruit juice (time.com)
People
SHAWN
BARRIS previously with Griffin-Holder Co. Inc, Rocky Ford,
Colorado has joined Rocky Mountain Brokerage Co., Windsor,
Colorado.
CRAIG
WHEELING has been promoted to president/CEO and JOSE ROSSIGNOLI
has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing
for Brooks Tropicals Inc., Homestead, Florida.
JOSEPH
CREEDEN is now manager for Allen Lund Co., Inc., Kansas City,
Missouri. MARLENE SAVAGE has passed away.
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