Month: February 2013

Late last year, the Fresh Produce & Floral Council (FPFC) Board of Directors made a decision to donate nine salad bars to California schools through Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.  Rather than choose internally, the Board invited FPFC members to vote to determine which school districts would be recipients of the donation. …

The United Fresh Foundation is pleased to announce a generous grant from The Safeway Foundation in Pleasanton, CA to supportLet’s Move Salad Bars to California Schools. The Safeway Foundation grant will provide salad bars to schools in Hemet, Pleasanton and Ventura Unified School Districts in California and benefit 6,382 students everyday by increasing their consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables at lunch. This grant helps the United Fresh Foundation close in on their goal of donating salad bars to 350 California schools by May 2013. …

Concord Foods is collaborating with Disney to support the release of Disney’s Classic film, Peter Pan. In celebration of the movie’s 60th anniversary, the Disney Vault is releasing “Peter Pan” for the first time as a Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy & Storybook App) February 5th. …

Moving forward into the New Year,Organics Unlimited has announced the development of their new Sales Support Kit, which will launch within the first quarter. Included will be a Five Points to Drive Sales plan, up-to-date point-of-purchase materials, successful tips on how to use these materials, and much more. …

One of the last supermarket holdouts is holding back on organics no longer. No-frills grocery chain Aldi has added certified organic produce in five divisions across the country, including in the Twin Cities.

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