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San Diego's Brian's Farmers Markets recently introduced the Electronic Benefit Transfer option for low-income families at its Mission Valley, Point Loma and University Town Center locations. "After all," explains 35-year-old Brian's Farmers Markets owner Brian Beevers, "local, high-quality food should be available at every income bracket." Of the dozens of San Diego weekly farmers markets, only five accept EBT. Three of those five are Brian's Farmers Markets. Beevers is a long-time...
NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Safetek International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SFIN) an incubator of and investor in green technology and Eco-Friendly start-up companies, announced today that Oneota Community Food Co-op, a natural food Co-op has purchased the eco-friendly, non-toxic ewrap(TM) food film. Newave Packaging, Inc., a Safetek International portfolio company provides ewrap(TM) Food Film, which will be used in packaging meats and vegetables for resale in the store, and offers...
VIP partners Sodexo, Hirai Farms, Annie's Fun, McCain Foods and Larson Allen team up to help those in need during the holiday season SEATTLE, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 19th, Vertically Integrated Partnership (VIP) partners Sodexo, Hirai Farms, Annie's Fun, McCain Foods and Larson Allen teamed up to donate 60,000 pounds of potatoes for Thanksgiving meals to Food Lifeline, Washington's largest hunger relief organization, as part of KOMO's 3rd Annual Problem Solvers...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Compass Group USA enjoyed the fall flavors as thousands of its locations featured the 2nd annual 'It Takes You-Eat Local' campaign this past September. Across the country, cafes promoted locally grown produce, conducted on-site farmers markets, sponsored farm tours and used local ingredients in an effort to provide visibility to the many benefits of buying locally. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090929/CL83598LOGO )...
Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the proportion of customers preferring local meals actually increases when the price increases, according to a team of international researchers.A recent study of how customers perceive and value local food shows that restaurant patrons prefer meals made with local ingredients when they are priced slightly higher than meals made with non-local ingredients, said Amit Sharma,...
Lansdowne, Easton Markets Named Second Favorite in Boutique, Small Categories HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight Pennsylvania farmers markets were voted among America's favorite spots to purchase locally produced products as part of the American Farmland Trust's "America's Favorite Farmers Markets" contest, said Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding today. "Pennsylvania's agriculture industry is incredibly diverse and farmers markets provide consumers with a...
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight years before the New Oxford American Dictionary added the word "locavore" to its pages, Bon Appetit Management Company committed to using local foods on its college, corporate and specialty cafe menus. In 1999, Bon Appetit launched its Farm to Fork program, a company-wide commitment to buy from small, owner-operated farms located within 150 miles of their cafes. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100901/SF58469) (Photo:...
SUNBURY, Pa., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Weis Markets is launching its third annual Fight Hunger Food Drive, a month-long, chain-wide program offering customers an opportunity to donate shelf-stable products and make monetary donations to local food banks and emergency food providers. Fight Hunger begins Wednesday, September 1 and runs through October 2. This program will run in Weis Markets stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia and in New York, where it is being...
Markets Offer Fresh, Affordable Foods; Travel Destinations HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers can find Pennsylvania's freshest foods at their local farmers market, Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding said today as the department marked National Farmers Market Week, which runs through Aug. 7. "Pennsylvania's agricultural bounty is at the fingertips of consumers thanks to the more than 1,200 farmers markets across the state," said Redding. "The markets also...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Local, healthful food is now for sale, swap or giveaway worldwide - yet in too many cases, the larger community is unaware of this desirable commodity. Locavore365.org, an organization dedicated to helping people almost anywhere in the world advertise and find locally grown food, fruits and vegetables, offers a solution with the launch of http://www.locavore365.org. Better yet, the site is completely free to use. The new site leverages...
