Fresh Bagged Green Giant Fresh Asparagus Now Features Box Tops For Education

LOS ANGELES – Gourmet Trading Company, one of the nation’s leading distributors of fresh asparagus, announced today that it has been named the exclusive supplier of Green Giant® Fresh bagged asparagus containing the Box Tops For Education® promotion.

The bags, which extend shelf life, reduce shrink and ensure food safety, feature the popular Box Tops For Education® coupon and are available in 12oz, 1lb, 1.5lb, 1.75lb, and 2lb configurations as well as custom sizes. This enables Gourmet Trading Company, a 30 year old company, to provide retail the perfect size bag for each store’s demographic.

“Box Tops For Education® is helping fill the void for funding in education” says Julia Inestroza, Marketing Director, Gourmet Trading Company. “It’s one of those rare national programs that is able to connect to communities, one school at a time. People can identify with it and know they can make a difference just by purchasing products with the Box Tops logo. Gourmet Trading Company is proud to offer a fresh, healthy product that bears the Box Tops logo to not only help with funding in schools but to contribute to the good health of children and their parents.”

Box Tops for Education is nationwide fundraising program dedicated to helping America's schools get the things they need — from books and school supplies to playground equipment to computers. Parents clip Box Tops coupons from specially marked products like Green Giant Fresh bagged asparagus, and turn in the Box Tops coupons to their local school or online, and the school receives a check.

“Box Tops for Education is a proven and trusted partner with our nation’s schools, says Jamie Strachan, President, Green Giant Fresh. Green Giant Fresh’s Box Tops for Education program turns everyday activities into cash for America’s cash-strapped schools, and we’re pleased to be working with Gourmet Trading Company to bring powerful attention to this important promotion.”

Green Giant® Fresh asparagus featuring Box Tops For Education® are now available at select grocery stores.

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About Gourmet Trading Company:

Gourmet Trading Company, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, was founded in 1982. Their control over the supply chain of fresh asparagus and blueberries enables them to offer superior service to their customers and growers all over the world. Strong grower relationships globally, a state of the art packing facility in Pasco, Washington, implementation of their own traceability system, management of their own farms in Peru and California, in-house warehousing through Gourmet Logistics, and continual investment in their business enables them to provide high quality asparagus and berries all year round. Gourmet Trading Company has additional offices in Miami, Florida; Pasco, Washington; El Centro, California; Bakersfield, California; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Auckland, New Zealand; Lima, Peru; Tokyo, Japan; and Caborca, Mexico. Additional information is available at www.gourmettrading.net

About Green Giant® Fresh

Green Giant® Fresh — the nation's most trusted brand in the fresh produce category — offers more than 50 varieties of fresh fruit and vegetables from the nation's top growers. A brand recognized by 96 percent of consumers, Green Giant Fresh provides a level of quality unsurpassed by other produce brands, using company-wide quality-control processes that ensure all our fruits and vegetables are delivered fresh, wholesome, nourishing and safe. To learn more about Green Giant Fresh products, please visit www.GreenGiantFresh.com.

About Box Tops for Education:

Box Tops for Education was founded in 1996 by General Mills and has already raised over $400 million for education. The program continues to raise more money each year. Just last year the BTFE raised over $59 million for North American schools. $31 million households clip BTFE logos.

Source: Gourmet Trading Company