Month: June 2011

Blueberry growers and importers will have the opportunity to provide their evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) program during the USHBC Continuation Referendum scheduled to take place over a three-week period from July 5 to July 26, 2011. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requires a continuation referendum for national research and promotion programs every five years. The second USHBC continuation referendum is scheduled for this year. …

Domex Superfresh Growers® collected their third 1st place title in as many years by winning the corporate division of the annual Gap2Gap race held in Yakima, WA. on May 4th, 2011. The event, sponsored by the Yakima Greenway Foundation, marks the 27th running of the event and is one of the major sources of funding for the creation and maintenance of the Yakima Greenway trail system. …

Just in time for summer fun, Tanimura & Antle has rolled out its Artisan Lettuce "Celebrate Summer" promotion offering shoppers seasonal recipes and entertaining tips through a QR code on the product’s packaging and on its newly revamped website artisanlettuce.com. Also included in both online components of “Celebrate Summer” is a weekly giveaway of (13) $250 gift cards through July 31st. …

Gary Andreasian has been promoted to President of Growers Express, the company known as Growers Vegetable Express (GVE) when he started working there more than 22 years ago as the company’s fourth employee. He previously served at Vice President & General Manager. …

Barry Rogers, president of Sweet Onion Trading Company, announced today that his company is taking steps to dispel the confusion about what constitutes a "sweet" onion. Rogers is proposing a definition that he believes should be embraced by the industry to help protect the consumer against "onion fraud." Key to the company's 2011 Global Certification Initiative is National Onion Labs, Inc. (NOL), which has been selected to test and certify Sweet Onion Trading Company's products. …