Culinary Educators Receive Grants From Chicago-Based Food Marketing Agency

June 1, 2011 Olson Communications

Olson Communications, a full-service agency that specializes in delivering innovative marketing-communication strategy to its portfolio of select food-industry clients, announces the winning recipients of its fourth-annual Chefs of Tomorrow™ grant program for culinary educators.

Del Monte Fresh Produce Honored With The Superior Taste Award

Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A., Inc. is proud to announce that it has once again been honored with the Superior Taste Award for its fresh cut Del Monte Gold® Extra Sweet Pineapple by the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi). Its sweet taste and fragrance ranked the highest on the sensory evaluation charts and was closely followed by the visual appeal of its juicy golden flesh. Fresh cut Del Monte Gold® Extra Sweet Pineapple last won this prestigious award (with two stars) in 2009.

Organics Unlimited Introduces Fair Trade Certified Bananas From Mexico

Organics Unlimited is now the first provider of organic Fair Trade Certified™ bananas from Mexico. With their growing area the closest proximity to the US, this means that they can now provide organic bananas under the Fair Trade Certified label with a turnaround of four days from harvest to market.

Purfresh Recognizes California Produce Companies

June 1, 2011 Purfresh, Inc.

Purfresh, a leading provider of clean technologies that purify, protect, and preserve the global food supply chain, today announced that California-based fresh produce companies, Sun World International, Paramount Citrus Association, and Sierra Kiwi, have received the “Quality by Purfresh” seal as recognition of leadership initiatives and processes implemented to optimize the freshness, quality, and safety of their products while reducing the use, residue, and disposal of traditional chemicals.

Warmer Winter Seasons To Impact Fruit & Nut Industries

June 1, 2011 The Nature Conservancy

The first-ever global analysis of the impacts of climate change on fruit and nut trees finds that an important determining factor for crop yields will be impacted, posing a risk of substantial economic losses for an industry worth an estimated US $93 billion annually.