Month: February 2014

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. (Del Monte) will present ValuMarket Supermarket the Grand Prize award of a truckload of pineapple and an ounce of gold as the winner of the Del Monte Gold® Extra Sweet Pineapple “Gold for Gold” national retail pirate display contest. …

Offering customers expanded capabilities such as access to the latest crop reports, industry recall alerts and more, Markon Cooperative, Inc. is releasing an updated version of its popular Produce Guide mobile app. The new features include access to its robust product catalog and the ability to receive the latest produce-related news in real time. …

Potandon Produce L.L.C., the industry leader in fresh potato marketing, announced today the hiring of Blaine Heiner as a salesman. …

Following the publication of the Commission’s legislative proposal for the merger of the School Fruit Scheme (SFS) and the School Milk Scheme (SMS) (1), and while welcoming the Commission’s recognition to address poor nutrition of and to fight against obesity among European schoolchildren, Freshfel Europe and the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) call on the Council and the European Parliament to defend the identity and the objectives of the SFS and not jeopardise its achievements. …

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) applauded final Congressional action on the Farm Bill as the Senate passed the Agricultural Act of 2014. NASDA Members, who are the chief agricultural officials in their states, are meeting in Washington, D.C. this week for their annual Winter Policy Conference and have urged enactment of a long-term farm bill as one of their top policy priorities. …