Grape Commission Awards Grants To Schools
The California Table Grape Commission has awarded 37 teaching grants worth up to $750 each to schools in the table grape growing regions of Californias San Joaquin and Coachella valleys. …
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North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission Announces New Retail Promotion
The N.C. Sweet Potato Commission and N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will unveil a new retail promotion across the state this February in honor of Sweet Potato Month. The promotion, 52 Ways to Love Sweet Potatoes, will highlight the versatility and nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes. Components of the program include in-store displays, a branded website and a social media contest for consumers. The promotion will take place in February at 155 Lowes Foods, Piggly Wiggly and Ingles stores in North Carolina. …
Nation’s Top Medjool Date Grower Group Proclaims Feb. 4 As ‘Medjool Date Day’
Almonds have their own day. So do apples and bananas. So shouldn’t there be a national holiday honoring Medjool dates, one of the world’s first foods known for generations as the “Fruit of Kings”? …
Crunch Pak Celebrates Their Product Being Served At The Big Game
Employees at Crunch Pak showed their support for their favorite team today when the entire company of more than 500 staff donned 12th Man t-shirts; the company temporarily suspended operations to take the photo to celebrate their product being served to halftime performers at the Big Game. …
Next Stop For Ruby Fresh – Fruit Logistica
Ruby Fresh will be saying “Guten tag!” (Good day!) to Berlin, Germany this February 5th through the 7th, as they travel from Central California to the 2014 Fruit Logistica Show! …