June 2009
- Counting Cards The Employee Free Choice Act; commonly referred to as “card check”, could have far-reaching implications for business owners if it gets signed into law. And with a Democrat-controlled Congress and White House, the chances of a card check reality are high unless a coalition of groups opposed to it can convince one or two key senators to change their votes, said Kam Quarles, vice president of government relations and legislative affairs for the United Fresh Produce Association.
- Global Standards One food safety event can shake consumer confidence in the food supply, and it can take years to rebuild that lost confidence.
- National Promotions, Global Safety
- Tree Top Co-op Tree Top Inc., the first fruit-processing cooperative, was established nearly 50 years ago in central Washington in the middle of the state’s apple country. The cooperative is owned by more than 1,100 grower-members from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The company started as an apple juice processor but has grown into a processor of juice, concentrates and dried products, and as a foodservice processor for fresh-cut apple slices.
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