Month: January 2014

Sunkist is kicking off 2014 with a promotion to help consumers “peel away the pounds!” Teaming up with NBC’s hit series, “The Biggest Loser,” Sunkist is launching a national sweepstakes offering consumers a chance to win one of two trips to The Biggest Loser Resort, an award-winning immersive weight loss program with locations in Chicago, Ivins, Utah, Malibu, Calif. and Niagara, N.Y.* The agreement between Sunkist and “The Biggest Loser” was licensed by NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and Shine America. …

Along with the company’s favorite team, the Seattle Seahawks, Crunch Pak is going to the Super Bowl this year. The company’s fresh apple sliced products will be stocked in the halftime perfomers’ dressing rooms, said Tony Freytag, senior vice president of sales and marketing. …

Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions to the meat, produce and brewing industries, today announced that it has achieved ISO 9001 certification for the quality management system implemented by its manufacturing operations in Henderson, Colo. …

United Fresh Produce Association submitted comments to the FDA today on a proposed rule under the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals (Foreign Supplier Verification Rule). United’s comments reflect review by diverse expert working groups who spent 10 months reviewing the proposed rules. The working groups represent numerous member companies throughout the fresh produce supply chain. …