Watsonville, California — Continuing its commitment to promote food quality and freshness, Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced today it will once again sponsor the upcoming Tour de Fresh, a four-day cycling event that raises funds to benefit the national Salad Bars to Schools initiative. Emerson’s sponsorship will outfit the Tour de Fresh crew with branded technical t-shirts along with providing a 10×10 rest tent area for the cyclists participating in the fundraiser.
The mission of the initiative is to place a salad bar in every U.S. school food service program so all children have daily access to fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy proteins. Since 2014, the event has raised more than $600,000 and funded equipment at over 200 salad bars around the country. This year’s event takes place July 22-26, with the ride starting in the stunning mountain ski resort of Kirkwood, California near South Lake Tahoe and finishing in Monterey, California.
“We are pleased once again to participate as a sponsor of the Tour de Fresh event. Supporting the produce industry and these cyclists allows us to make an impact and help promote healthy eating at an early age,” said Frank Landwehr, vice president and general manager, Cargo Solutions for Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions.
To learn more about Emerson’s cold chain monitoring solutions that help our customers focus on food quality and safety, visit Emerson.com/Cargo.
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Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global technology and engineering company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business is a leader in helping process and discrete manufacturers automate and optimize production processes through our best-in-class technologies and industry expertise. Our Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions business develops technologies and services that improve human comfort, safeguard food, protect the environment, enable sustainable food waste disposal and support efficient construction and maintenance of buildings and municipal infrastructure. For more information, visit Emerson.com.
Source: Emerson