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WIC
offers fruit, veggie vouchers starting Oct. 1
In the first
changes to the program in nearly 30 years, the federally funded
Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program will
allow participants to receive vouchers for the purchase of fresh,
frozen or canned fruits and vegetables starting Oct. 1.
To
learn more. . .
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Exhibitors
slate special events for Fresh Summit
* International
coalition fights citrus greening disease
* Del
Monte Fresh launches new vending line
* Retail
Roundup
* PACA
actions
Outside
the Insider
* Fruit,
veggie industry touts tracking plan (palmbeachpost.com)
* Boulder-based
Sunflower Farmers Market operating its own farm (denverpost.com)
* Cranberry
growers try to further expand into foreign markets (waow.com)
* Potato
farmer holy grail: McDonald's french fries (npr.org)
* Loblaw
sees tough year ahead for grocers (reuters.com)
* [Europe]
European grocery retailers to deliver a more localised offer
over the next 10 years (theretailbulletin.com)
* Tesco
to launch U.S. 'green' grocer (wsj.com)
* Alabama
farmers test new drought-fighting technique (al.com)
People
STEVE
DAMON has joined sales for Sandia Distributors Inc., Nogales,
Arizona RACHEL MENDIVIL is no longer with the company.
MIKE AGAR
is now area manager for eastern and offshore operations at
Dulcinea Farms LLC, Ladera Ranch, California.
PETER
LEIFERMANN has joined J&C Tropicals Inc., Miami, Florida
as salesman/category manager.
MICHAEL
GATZ is now director of business development for Bushmans'
Incorporated, Rosholt, Wisconsin. MARK FEUSTEL has joined
the sales team.
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