Testa Produce Wins Governor’s Sustainability Award
A pair of environmental recognition programs have joined together to honor organizations that have achieved significant achievements in protecting the environment and helping sustain the future. Winners of the Governor’s Sustainability Awards and the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact Awards Program were presented during a luncheon in Oak Brook. Twenty-one Illinois companies and organizations have been…
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Nov 7, 2012
PRO*ACT Announces the Retirement of CEO, Steve Grinstead
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the food service industry, announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer, Steve Grinstead, who has loyally served PRO*ACT for the last eight years. Steve leaves behind a strong senior management team that he was instrumental in developing during his tenure. Max Yeater, company president, will assume the…
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Oct 23, 2012
Harvest Sensations Announces Pamela Castellano, General Manager Los Angeles
Harvest Sensations, one of America’s top specialty produce companies, has announced that Pamela Castellano has joined the organization as general manager. Her responsibilties include the management of sales and operations and will lead product innovation and program development at the Los Angeles operation. Castellano previously held the position of vice president of operations at Herb…
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Oct 4, 2012
PRO*ACT Announces Foundation Supports School Salad Bars
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, through its Foundation yesterday presented a check for $50,000 to support the United Fresh Produce Association and First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools” initiative. The donation was made to the United Fresh Foundation during the 2012 Washington Public Policy Conference…
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Oct 2, 2012
PRO*ACT Announces Greener Fields Together Debuts
The foodservice industry’s first comprehensive, national farm-to-fork sustainability program, Greener Fields Together has two primary goals: to create and commit to continuous sustainability improvements at each touch point in the produce supply chain, and to ensure the availability and safety of local produce for operators in all segments. Administered by PRO*ACT, the nation’s leading supplier of…
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Aug 6, 2012
PRO*ACT Foundation Supports Aurora Victims
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, has raised more than $34,000 through its Foundation to help the Red Robin Foundation Aurora Theater Victims Fund. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has been a PRO*ACT customer since 2007. Eight team members from the Red Robin unit on Havana St. in Aurora were in…
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Jun 29, 2012
PRO*ACT Welcomes Seven New Distributors
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, has announced the addition of seven new distributors. These companies bring the group’s distributor network total to 49 companies that collectively operate 70 distribution centers nationwide. Max Yeater, PRO*ACT president, says: “The addition of these seven strong, familyowned businesses will greatly enhance our coverage in…
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May 17, 2012
Testa Produce Wins Economic Development Award
What do a Chrysler plant in Belvidere, a produce distribution operation in Chicago, a new Navistar headquarters in Lisle, a new steel plant in Chicago and an artisan shop in Atlanta, Illinois all have in common? The answer is today all five projects were announced as winners of the Edie (Economic Development in Illinois) Award. The…
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Apr 9, 2012
PRO*ACT Announces New Distributor Carlo Masi Sons and Daughter
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, is pleased to announce that Carlo Masi Sons & Daughter has joined its national distribution network. The company will cover the Utica/Syracuse, N.Y., area for PRO*ACT. Founded in 1958 by Carlo and Elizabeth Masi, Carlo Masi Sons & Daughter has been providing quality products to…
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Apr 4, 2012
PRO*ACT Announces 2012 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards
Six chefs and foodservice professionals have won United Fresh 2012 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards, a program sponsored since its inception by PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry. The program honors chefs and their companies for innovative use of fresh produce in their foodservice operations. Winners were selected from over…
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