Month: March 2014

National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell Program Reaches 42,000 Locations

March 11, 2014 National Restaurant Association

In celebration of National Nutrition Month, the National Restaurant Association announced today that its first-of-its-kind Kids LiveWell initiative has grown to 42,000 restaurant locations nationwide. The voluntary program, which provides a growing selection of healthful children’s menu choices in every state, now counts more than 145 restaurant brands as participants, including new national companies Cosi, Jamba Juice and Rainforest Cafe, as well as Ovation Brands’ Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet, among other regional chains and independent restaurants. …

Produce Packers Seek Philly Sea Link To Mexico, 'Belly Of The World'

March 11, 2014 Joseph N. DiStefano, Philly.com

Mexican ocean shippers met with South Jersey vegetable growers and Philadelphia-area port executives at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market on Essington Ave. in Southwest Philly Monday to try and convince shipping lines to establish a regular sea import-export service between the Delaware River ports and Mexico's chief Atlantic port of Vera Cruz. …

Return Of The 'Cherry Ferrari' As The Glamour Fruit Season Begins

March 11, 2014 SAT Edoa

Glamour Cherries, the only cherries available worldwide during March and April, which are famed for their superior quality and expensive price, will be available again over the next four weeks …

Rainier Fruit's Employee Programs Verified By SureHarvest

March 11, 2014 Rainier Fruit Company

Rainier Fruit Company recently completed a rigorous assessment of its employee programs to verify that these claims are indeed true. As a family-owned company, Rainier operates its Good Stewardship Program with a scope that extends beyond sustainable farming to include investments in its human capital and community. …

Free Resources Help Produce Marketers Master Social Media

March 11, 2014 DMA Solutions

Are you a fresh produce marketer struggling to develop a strategic marketing plan, execute social media tactics, grow your company’s presence online or measure your marketing effectiveness? You’re not alone! According to leading fresh produce marketing agency DMA Solutions, Inc., these are the top challenges facing many marketers in the Produce industry. …