Posie Packer Announces New Poly Bag Labeling Site
Posie Packer announces that is has developed a new website www.producebaglabeler.com to reflect the response to the Posie Packer produce bag labeling machine. …
Month: June 2011
Washington State Strawberry Crop Late
Washington state's strawberry season is coming late because of the cold, wet weather. “We've seen a late season before and we've had delays before. But this is the latest we’ve ever seen it,” says Gary Remlinger, owner of Remlinger Farms in Carnation, one of many Washington farms affected by the weather. …
Atlanta City Officials Welcome PodPonics To Underutilized Urban Site
PodPonics, an innovative, Atlanta-based produce company, announced today that it has signed a lease with the Atlanta Development Authority (ADA), as agent for the Atlanta Economic Renaissance Corporation, to relocate and expand to Southside Industrial Park. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Councilmember Joyce M. Sheperd have strongly encouraged PodPonics’ arrival in the area, which is situated under the flight path of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. …
New Jersey Peach Promotion Council Launches 2011 Grocery 'Display Contest'
NOT JUST ANY PEACH…A JERSEY FRESH PEACH! is the theme of the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council's grocery store display contest, celebrating August as Jersey Fresh Peach Month…. with a $500 cash prize for the best display, an I-pod as second prize and a digital camera as third prize. …
United Releases Tomato Food Safety Metrics
The United Fresh Produce Association announced today the release of the 2011 version of The Food Safety Programs and Auditing Protocol for the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain, more commonly referred to as the Tomato Metrics. The re-issue of the Tomato Metrics is the latest in a process initiated in October 2008 to harmonize food safety audit standards for the fresh tomato supply chain, with the goal of ultimately replacing the multitude of similar yet different audit standards with a single one. …
