Month: November 2015

Recognizing that the holidays present challenges when it comes to staying healthy, Produce for Kids is introducing a multifaceted digital holiday season promotion to provide families with the support they need. The holiday promotion includes a 12 Weeks of Slow Cooker giveaway, the third annual #FestiveFlavors Twitter party, a dedicated Ask The Expert meal planning session on the Produce for Kids Facebook page, the Festive Flavors free downloadable e-cookbook, a blogger campaign, and dedicated overall communication strategy to elevate the #FestiveFlavors hashtag. …

Vision Produce Company is happy to announce that our solar project has now been completed and operational. …

FNV, a brand focused on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, announced at Stream Con NYC today that social media sensations Nash and Hayes Grier have joined their team of celebrity ambassadors. …

It was the inaugural year of The New York Produce Show and Conference, and we had put together a unique exchange program, where we invited students from premier universities to gain contacts and consider careers in the industry, while also allowing professors at these same universities to reach out and disseminate the results of their research throughout the trade. We wondered whether industry members would be receptive to these high-end presentations. Well, we ran a piece profiling what Professor John Stanton of St. Joseph’s University would present, It was just a few minutes later that the first letter of praise arrived. So when the good professor said he had a broad and important topic to speak on this year, we quickly asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out more. …

When PRODUCE BUSINESS UK published Tommy Leighton’s column, Industry should take collective perspective on C4 News allegations, and followed-up with Pro-Force responds to Channel 4 News allegations, I was reminded of the late, great, Yogi Berra’s aphorism: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” …