Month: October 2012

Fans of Georgia’s sweet onion printed almost fifty thousand Vidalia coupons this summer with a whopping 26 percent of those consumers redeeming them to cash in on Vidalias. Having more than a quarter of shoppers coast to coast take the coupons to the store is a boon for Vidalia growers and retailers alike; the couponing company reports eight percent would be typical for online redemption. …

Hickory Harvest Foods, Inc., Akron, Ohio, was awarded the top award in the category of manufacturing at the annual Cascade Capital Growth Awards in October 2012.   The award honors businesses in a six county region of northeast Ohio with significant growth in sales and employees over the past five years. …

Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands International says it is pulling out of the grape and some other deciduous fruit businesses, as the company works its way through a major restructuring. …

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is now hosting their “Recipe of the Month Photo Contest” on Pinterest, taking full advantage of the site’s ability to showcase pin-worthy food photography and recipe ideas. …

The management team at Nogales-based IPR Fresh spent its “off” season in “on” mode, among other activities developing a new strategic plan, brand positioning and image. The company also moved to a new office location, where IPR Fresh president Jose Luis Obregon unveiled an energetic new logo with the tagline “freshness delivered”. …