Supporting and connecting with our community is important during times of need, and integral to our mission and position in the foodservice industry. Throughout the PRO*ACT network, partners are taking steps to not only keep fresh produce moving through the supply chain, but to support each other as a community.
See how our network is showing up in the news below. To submit features please contact Mackenzie Lovelace at mlovelace@proactusa.com.
PRO*ACT News
Produce News | $1 million in fresh fruits and vegetables headed to healthcare responders
The Packer | Produce box donation program recognizes health care workers
ANDNOWUKNOW | Driscoll’s Partners With PRO*ACT to Donate $350,000 Worth of Berries to Healthcare Responders
Produce Blue Book | Pro*Act turns to direct-to-consumer sales
The Packer | Pro*Act distributors selling directly to consumers in crisis
ANDNOWUKNOW | PRO*ACT Offers Fresh Produce Boxes to Communities
The Packer | Foodservice sector scrambles for sales, relief
Fresh Plaza | https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9204164/distributors-throughout-the-us-offer-fresh-produce-boxes-direct-to-consumers/
Perishable News | PRO*ACT Offering Fresh Produce Boxes to Communities During a Time of ‘Social Distancing’
Distributors Partners
Seashore Fruit & Produce
NJ food distributor to donate over 600 fresh produce boxes to area hospitals
Premier ProduceOne
DAYTON INGENUITY: Local wholesaler turns to selling veggies & fruits directly to public
Capitol City Produce
This Food Distributor Is Hiring Furloughed Workers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Pocono ProFoods
Food distributor opening doors to the general public
Loffredo Fresh Foods
We’re Open: Restaurants, food distributors open inventory to the public
Ole Tyme Produce
St. Louis food wholesalers now selling direct to general public
TandT Produce
Where to buy fresh produce in Chattanooga, TN
Costa Fruit & Produce
Costa Fruit & Produce donates fruit snacks to healthcare workers
Costa Fruit & Produce Provides Fresh Produce Boxes For Curbside Pickup
Produce Source Partners
DiCarlo Foodservice
Long Island butchers, fish markets and more pivot to delivery
Freedom Fresh
Coronavirus Update: Hialeah Seniors Told To Stay Home Getting Food Deliveries
Family Tree Produce
OC produce distributor offers curbside pickup as people look to skip grocery stores
Antonucci Foods
South Shore schools offer free lunch to students during closure
UPDATED: NYC-area restaurants that are open for delivery and take-out during coronavirus shutdown
Coastal Sunbelt
Hotel Revival gives away fresh food, lunch to help those in need
Open & Shut: Heroes and Helpers in the Food Scene
How local business can drive the coronavirus economic recovery
Foster-Caviness
‘A godsend’: Greensboro food giveaway helps 10,000 in need because of COVID-19 crisis
Local organizations working together to feed families in the Guilford County school district
Hardie’s
Dallas food wholesalers are now selling retail produce boxes to meet consumer grocery demand
Bix Produce
Bix Produce Co. Donates Fresh Produce To Customers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Customers
Walk On’s Bistreaux and Bar
Walk-On’s rolls with restrictions, bringing food to neighborhoods on wheels
Suppliers
Sunkist
Grimmway Farms
Grimmway Donates Carrots to Hospitals and Food Banks for COVID-19 Relief
Driscoll’s
Driscoll’s to Deploy More than $4 Million in Charitable Funds in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rainier Fruit
Rainier Fruit, Along With T&G Global Donates Jazz Apples to Local Schools Amid National Quarantine
Dole
Dole Food Company Gives 2.2 Million Pounds of Fresh Produce to Communities in Need
Dole Launches At-Home Resources Webpage for Parents and Kids
