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December 8, 2009

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 The Front Page

Survey to measure progress of PTI

Companies across the produce supply chain will have an opportunity to share feedback on the Produce Traceability Initiative via a new online survey, according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Eurofresh to pay nearly $1 million in back wages
* Legacy Foodservice Alliance will 'break with past'
* California Giant offers new tray configurations
* PACA actions
* Retail Roundup

 

Outside the Insider

* Cap-and-trade means plant-a-tree for U.S. farms (reuters.com)
* CDC sets goal to increase fruit and vegetable consumption for Americans (examiner.com)
* Vegetables grown locally take side trip (yumasun.com)
* [United Kingdom] Tesco 'plans massive superstore surge' before proposed restrictions (timesonline.co.uk)
* New cargo rule may damage perishable food (fis.com)
* California raspberry growers don't want to be left out of promotion ads (mcclatchydc.com)
* Citrus giant Paramount grows ties to Fresno State (fresnobee.com)

 

People

GAHL CRANE is no longer with Prime Produce International LLC, Orange, California.

JOHN "SONNY" HEEREN of Heeren Brothers Produce, Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away November 23, 2009. He was 80.

DENIS JENNISCH is now category manager for Sysco Food Services of Grand Rapids Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan.

MICHAEL GREGG has joined Merlin's Truck Brokerage Inc., Crookston, Minnesota. DAVE SCHULTZ is no longer with the company.

FRANK BALASSONE is no longer connected with Joseph Mercurio Produce Corp., Columbus, Ohio.

JEFF GRIFFIS has joined sales for Smokey Mountain Produce LLC, Morristown, Tennessee. TOMMY CHILDERS is the farm representative for the states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia.

TROY EDWARDS and COLE BRANTLEY are now with FreshPoint Tomato LLC dba Nashville Tomato Co., Nashville, Tennessee.

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