Month: March 2016

Loblaw Companies Limited is expanding its no name® Naturally Imperfect™ line of products to include peppers, onions, pears, carrots and mushrooms, giving consumers greater access to fresh produce at affordable prices. no name® Naturally Imperfect™ is a line of fruits and vegetables that while smaller in size or slightly misshapen, still tastes as great as regular produce varieties. …

It is well known that we eat with our eyes as well as our stomachs. Giant Eagle, however, is looking to educate customers that cosmetically-challenged produce is just as delicious and nutritious as its more eye-catching counterparts. Produce with Personality celebrates some of the “ugly” fruits and veggies that are often rejected by retailers. …

Green Giant™ Fresh has announced promotions in key roles in February 2016. …

Inspired by the United Fresh Start Foundation’s efforts to get the produce industry involved in the Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative, the CEO of the United States Potato Board, Blair Richardson, challenged the potato industry to donate salad bars to 300 schools each year, as part of the program. The Board leadership approved using assessment funds to match every salad bar donated by the potato industry starting in July 2015. …

Procacci Brothers Sales Corporation and their affiliated growing operations, Ag-Mart Produce Inc. and Gargiulo Inc., recently received special recognition from the National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA) for their continued support of the NMSHSA’s Summer Internship Program. The presentation was made at the NMSHSA’s biannual conference in Tysons Corner, VA. …