Month: March 2012

"For the second consecutive year, Sunkist Growers generated more than $1 billion dollars in overall revenue,” Sunkist President and CEO Russell Hanlin told members as he summarized the 2010-11 operating year at the company’s Sherman Oaks headquarters on March 1. “Your cooperative is in excellent financial shape and is extremely well capitalized with close to $80 million in member equity and virtually no debt.”
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Outstanding produce managers representing 21 different supermarket chains, commissaries and independent retail stores in 15 states and Canada will be the honored guests at United Fresh 2012 this May through theUnited Fresh Retail Produce Manager Awards Program.
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World Potato Congress has become an important diary date and many of the potato industry’s leading international researchers have already registered to attend. In addition, the Fifth Potato Virus ‘Y’ (PVY-wide) workshop and a meeting of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have been scheduled to coincide with the congress. At these meetings world-leading international PVY research scientists will discuss topics such as the latest findings on PVY evolution, pathogenicity, epidemiology, control and management.

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SunAmerica Imports LLC is currently the first melon shipper from Central America to utilize HarvestMark® for its imported cantaloupes and honeydew melons. As of this current shipping season, which began in December 2011, SunAmerica’s melons from Guatemala have arrived with the HarvestMark® sticker. …