PRO*ACT Announces New Distributor Armstrong Produce
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, has announced that Armstrong Produce, with headquarters in Honolulu, has joined the company’s national distribution network. Armstrong, the largest produce company in Hawaii, is in its 31st year of business. The founding family has been involved in produce longer, however. The first generation of the Teruya…
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Dec 6, 2010
Pro*Act and United Fresh Announce 2011 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards
The competition is underway once more to honor the foodservice industry’s most groundbreaking produce performers through the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program. The program, presented through the United Fresh Foundation’s Center for Leadership Excellence, is generously supported by founding sponsor Pro*Act, LLC, and is now entering its fourth year. “This award recognizes the positive impact…
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Nov 16, 2010
PRO*ACT is chosen by Eddie V’s Restaurant Group as Primary Distributor
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, has been named a primary distributor for Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Eddie V’s Restaurants Inc. Eddie V’s operates three white tablecloth restaurant concepts with a total of 14 units in Texas, Arizona and California. The concepts are Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, Roaring Fork and Wildfish Seafood Grille. “Product…
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Nov 12, 2010
PRO*ACT Announces New Controller Cheryl Wong
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Cheryl Wong, C.P.A., as Controller. She will lead the PRO*ACT accounting team and manage the day-to-day operations of accounting and financial planning and reporting. Wong comes to PRO*ACT with more than 20 years of experience in accounting…
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Nov 10, 2010
Furrs Buffet has selected PRO*ACT as its primary produce supplier
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, has announced that Furr’s Buffet has selectedPRO*ACT as its primary produce supplier. Established in 1946, Furr’s has 48 units in seven western and southern states. It is operated by Dallas-based Buffet Partners LP. The chain is known for healthful foods as well as traditional homestyle favorites. Garden-fresh vegetables…
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Aug 10, 2010
Red Mango Taps Pro*Act to Supply Fresh Fruit
PRO*ACT, America’s leading fresh produce supplier to the foodservice industry, has been named supplier of fresh fruit for Red Mango, one of the fastest growing frozen yogurt and fresh fruit smoothie chains in the U.S. Red Mango recently launched a new, expanded smoothie menu that now features 22 varieties, many prepared with fresh fruit. “It is…
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Jul 28, 2010
Testa-T0-Farm Tour Hightlights Local Produce
More than 50 Testa Produce customers, including chefs, owners and buyers at chain and independent operations ranging from Lettuce Entertain You restaurants, to Hilton Hotels, to Avendra and Compass Group, boarded a bus at 4:30 a.m. yesterday for a field trip showcasing Testa’s local produce program. Led by Testa President Peter Testa, the group made…
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Apr 26, 2010
PRO*ACT announces new Client Services Directors, Jennifer Osborne and Anthony Molinaro
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, has added two sales and development professionals to its Client Services Team. Jennifer Osborne has joined as West Coast Client Services Director and Anthony Molinaro has joined as Northeast Client Services Director. Osborne was most recently Director of Sales for Classic Salads, Watsonville, California.…
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Apr 7, 2010
Testa Produce Turns Brighter Shade of Green
With a new state-of-the-art distribution center under construction, Testa Produce is on its way to becoming the first U.S. food distributor to operate in a facility certified as LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. World-wide, more than 5,000 sites are now LEED-certified, but only some 5 percent of those have achieved the highest…
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Apr 5, 2010
PRO*ACT Announces Client Services Manager of the Year – Buzz Morrissey
PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce to the foodservice industry, has awarded its Client Services Manager of the Year award to Buzz Morrissey, Vice President of Sales at Hearn Kirkwood, Hanover, Md. The award was presented to Morrissey at PRO*ACT’s Annual Sales & Procurement Conference in Phoenix. A 29-year foodservice distribution industry veteran, Morrissey…
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