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October 23, 2007

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 The Front Page

PMA presents packaging prizes

The Produce Marketing Association named seven produce companies as the industry's best packaging innovators during PMA's 2007 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition in Houston last week.
To learn more. . .

* Fires strike California growing areas
* Study ranks markets for organic foods
* Schwarzenegger vetoes menu bill
* New Product Showcase
* PACA actions
* Retail Roundup

 

Outside the Insider

* People are thinking more about food choices (journalnow.com)
* Ethanol's ripple effect (courant.com)
* Domestic apple growers wary of Chinese dominance (tribune-deomcrat.com)
* Produce growers may face more rules (insidebayarea.com)
* Hiding veggies in food: Benefit or betrayal? (washingtonpost.com)
* Food pantries get boost from agriculture (santacruzsentinel.com)
* Supervalu ready to live large (twincities.com)

 

People

GARY GUYNN is now on the phones at Weis-Buy Farms Inc., Fort Myers, Florida. RAY ABRAHAM and JOHN CARTER are no longer connected with the firm.

GEORGE BARKER is now with Wm. P. Hearne Produce LLC, Wimauma, Florida.

TERRY GLATTMAN, CHRIS SALVATERRA and LEE RUDEN are now with the sales team of Pro-Fruit Marketing Inc., Paramus, New Jersey.

GREG ORTIZ is no longer with Chuck's Transport Inc., San Antonio, Texas.

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