Coral Gables, Florida –Turbana bananas and Fyffes Gold pineapples are now available at the Sendik’s Food Market exhibit located in the Betty Brinn Children's Museum in Milwaukee. The addition of the new pretend fruits will build upon the exhibit’s current efforts being made by Sendik’s and the children’s museum to provide hands-on educational experiences that help children acquire fundamental academic and social skills during their formative years. Turbana’s exciting new partnership with the museum and its continued partnership with Sendik’s Food Markets supports the leading produce provider’s contributions to its “Growing Smiles, Sharing Goodness” movement that aims to inspire individuals to eat healthy, be active and get involved in their communities. By having healthy fruits represented in the exhibit, Turbana is helping to create a connection between fun and healthy food choices for children.
“Turbana’s new partnership with the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and continued partnership with Sendik’s is perfectly aligned with its longstanding dedication to supporting its retail partners and their communities,” says Marion Tabard, director of marketing at Turbana. “Turbana believes creating an environment for children where fun and healthy fruits coexist is important. Turbana is proud to work with Sendik’s and the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum to provide that opportunity to the children of Milwaukee.”
Since 2007, the Sendik's Food Market exhibit, located in the Home Town area, has been one of the favorite stops for young guests at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. It offers an engaging setting that encourages children to sort, stock and shop as they enjoy fun, hands-on and role-play experiences. These activities help develop the children’s abilities to share, cooperate and play with others as they explore early math, literacy and financial literacy. The Sendik’s exhibit also helps children learn more about workplace roles and responsibilities and the people, places and processes that make a community successful. In addition to the permanent Sendik's exhibit, the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and its vendor partners also sponsor the annual Not-So-Scary Halloween and Valentine Ice Cream Social events.
"The Betty Brinn Children's Museum is one of Milwaukee's gems," said Ted Balistreri, family co-owner of Sendik's Food Markets. "As a local, family-owned company, we're proud to support local organizations like the Betty Brinn. Turbana shares our passion for community, and we welcome them to our family of vendor partners who are making an impact on the lives of Milwaukee's children.”
“The museum is deeply grateful for our longstanding partnership with Sendik’s Food Markets and vendor partners like Turbana that understand the importance of quality early education to a child’s success in school and in life,” said Kristen Adams, the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum’s chief advancement officer. “More than 1.4 million children and adults have benefited from the educational activities offered in our Sendik’s Food Market exhibit since its debut in 2007 and now, we’re delighted to highlight Turbana and Fyffes for the next generation of children who will visit our beloved market.”
About Turbana
Established in 1970, Turbana Corporation is a leading importer of fresh produce in North America, including, bananas, plantains, pineapples, and ethnic tropicals. Turbana is proud to have been the first organization to bring Fair Trade Certified bananas to North America. A pioneer in sustainability and social consciousness, Turbana has developed the farming communities in the banana and plantain-growing regions over the past 45 years through its social foundation, Fundauniban. Turbana gives a portion of every purchase to Fundauniban, contributing to the $256 million the foundation has invested in social and economic projects for education, housing, infrastructure, and environmental protection since 1987. Additionally, Turbana invests in its communities across the US, helping them build sustainable and healthy practices. Turbana is owned by Uniban, the world’s largest grower-owned banana company and the world’s largest producer of Fair Trade Certified bananas and plantains, and Fyffes, one of the largest produce importers and distributors in Europe. For additional information, please visit, www.turbana.com.
About Sendik's
Since 1926, the Balistreri family has been serving the greater Milwaukee community by combining quality food products with exceptional customer service. Their goal is to provide the best grocery shopping experience, period. Sendik's operates 12 stores throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, including Elm Grove, Franklin, Germantown, Grafton, Greenfield, Hartland, Mequon, New Berlin, Wauwatosa, West Bend and Whitefish Bay, and a Sendik's Fresh2GO store in Bayside. Learn more at sendiksmarket.com.
About the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
The Betty Brinn Children’s Museum is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources that promote the healthy development of children in their formative years – from birth to age 10. The Museum’s mission is supported by the development of age-appropriate, hands-on exhibits and programs for children, and adult education programs that focus on early childhood brain development, learning styles, parenting skills and how the Museum environment can be used to promote a young child’s cognitive, emotional, social and physical growth.
Source: Turbana