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Renfro
Foods Launches Recipe Contest
Renfro Foods wants your recipes! To celebrate its 70th anniversary,
the salsa manufacturer is holding its first-ever recipe
contest. Entrants are asked to submit original recipes for
judging through the company's website and by mail. The winning
recipes will land on a Mrs. Renfro's specialty salsa label
and be featured on Renfro Foods' online recipe page.
"To celebrate 70 years of business, we're inviting everyone
to get those creative juices flowing and to send in an original
recipe using one of our 29 Mrs. Renfro's products," said
Doug Renfro, president of Renfro Foods. "Salsa lovers in
general, and our fans in particular, are a passionate bunch
and we thought it would be great fun to see what recipes
they come up with using our products."
The
recipe contest began March 1, and ends July 15, 2010. Information
about the contest can be found on the company website (www.renfrofoods.com),
Mrs. Renfro's gourmet salsa jar labels and social media
outlets Facebook (Mrs. Renfro's Gourmet Salsas) and Twitter
(Renfrofoods).
Beaverton
Foods Receives Gold, Silver Honors at the 'Olympics' of
Mustard
Beaverton Foods, Inc. picked up a Gold and three Silvers
at the 17th annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival's "World-Wide
Mustard Competition." The competition, held in cooperation
with Mount Horeb Mustard Museum, gathered more than 300
entries from seven countries in 2008. This year's awards
ceremony event will be held on March 13 at the Black Stallion
Winery in Napa Valley, CA.
The
80-year-old specialty and gourmet condiment manufacturer's
mustards received the following honors: Gold: "Fruit," Napa
Valley Orange and Ginger Mustard; Silvers: "Sweet-Hot
Mustard," Beaver Russian Mustard; "Horseradish/Wasabi,"
Inglehoffer Hot Horseradish Mustard; and "Garlic,"
Beaver Garlic Dijon Mustard. Domonic Biggi, Executive
VP of Beaverton Foods, said the family owned and operated
company is proud to be a long-time attendee of the renowned
festival.
"It is very humbling and rewarding to have so many of our
products recognized for their quality from accomplished
culinary experts," Biggi said. "This competition is the
Olympics of mustard and Beaverton Foods is the most awarded
company in this world-wide competition."
The
annual competition is open to all commercial mustard producers
and agents throughout the world. There are 17 categories
of which there are gold, silver and bronze awards given
to the contestants.
The
Napa Valley Mustard Festival is a non-profit community service
organization with a dual purpose. It serves local businesses
and non-profit organizations, attracting visitors to Napa
Valley during the months of January, February and March
- the time of year when wild mustard carpet vineyards. The
festival is held from January 30 through March 27. More
information can be found at: www.mustardfestival.org.
NCA
Announces Changes to Public Policy and Advocacy Efforts
The National Confectioners Association has announced the
addition of two members to its public affairs and advocacy
department and the re-structuring of several other positions
in order to enhance its public policy and advocacy efforts
following a year-long strategic planning process.
Joining
NCA as vice president of government affairs is Patrick Aylward
who most recently served as the Special Assistant to the
President and Director, Office of the Chief of Staff for
the Bush White House. Prior to his placement with the Chief
of Staff, Aylward served the executive branch for more than
seven years in the Office of Management and Budget. He has
a Master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University
and a Bachelor's degree in political science and history
from Drew University. Aylward has a dozen years experience
inside Washington politics and will bring that insider's
perspective, along with his well-established contacts, to
NCA's public policy and advocacy efforts.
Chris
Coleman will join the NCA staff as director of government
affairs. Coleman comes to NCA after three years with the
National Council of State Legislatures and offers significant
experience with both state and federal advocacy. He worked
for The Forum for State Health Policy Leadership prior to
joining NCSL. Coleman received a Master's degree in public
administration from George Washington University and holds
a bachelor's degree in political studies from Dickinson
College.
Heading
up the public advocacy efforts at NCA is Alison Bodor who
has been with the Association for ten years. She has been
promoted to senior vice president of public policy and advocacy
and will be responsible for coordinating all public policy
activities for the industry, including both state and federal
legislative affairs, state and federal regulatory affairs,
corporate social responsibility, issues management, and
scientific- and health-based research.
Other members of the public affairs and advocacy department
at NCA include Melane Rose Boyce in her newly expanded role
as vice president of corporate social responsibility and
Laura Shumow, manager of technical and regulatory affairs.
Top
public policy issues at the present time cover areas related
to food safety, commodity pricing, responsible cocoa growing,
nutrition and health policy, and state taxes. Additionally,
the public affairs and advocacy department is tasked with
monitoring emerging issues, informing NCA members of new
developments and responding to outside parties with relevant
and factually sound information to protect and promote the
U.S. confectionery industry.
Choice
Organic Teas First Tea Company to Enroll in Non-GMO Project
Choice Organic Teas, the first exclusively organic tea crafter
in the U.S. and the first to introduce Fair Trade Certified
teas, announces another pioneering effort as the first tea
company to enroll as an Official Participant in the Non-GMO
Project's Verification Program. The company's flagship "Original"
product line is in the process of being verified, with other
products to follow.
The
Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization created by
leaders in all sectors of the natural and organic products
industry from the U.S. and Canada to offer consumers a consistent
non-GMO choice for organic and natural products that are
produced without genetic engineering or recombinant DNA
technologies. It began as a collaborative effort among independent
natural food retailers who wanted to ensure that their customers
had an abundant selection of clearly labeled, independently
verified non-GMO choices. The Project verifies all types
of products, including those (like tea) that are not yet
produced commercially in GMO form. This allows shoppers
to easily identify non-GMO items, and also helps reduce
the likelihood of new GMO crops being commercialized. Further
information about the project, including a complete list
of participants can be found on their website at www.nongmoproject.org.
"We're proud to be at the forefront of yet another critical
issue facing our industry and our customers," says Ray Lacorte,
Head of Operations for Choice Organic Teas. "By supporting
the Non-GMO Project we hope to inspire other manufacturers
to seek alternatives to GMOs into the future." A brand of
Granum, Inc. of Seattle, Choice Organic Teas made its debut
in 1989. As North America's #1 selling exclusively certified
organic tea line, Choice Organic Teas has promoted the growth
and development of organic agriculture in tea estates worldwide
and offers more than seventy-five varieties of teas and
herbal infusions available in teabags, tea pyramids, and
loose leaf. In 2000, Choice Organic Teas became the first
tea crafter in the United States to offer Fair Trade Certified
tea. Visit www.choiceorganicteas.com
for more information.
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