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Get Fresh goes Green! ?? ???????????? Proud of our Get Fresh Produce team for wearing green to raise awareness and show support for mental health issues on #WorldMentalHealthDay earlier this week. ?? Prioritizing mental health not only helps to reduce stigma associated with mental health issues, but also cultivates a culture of openness and understanding in the workplace. Promoting mental health awareness helps empower individuals to seek help, communicate their needs, and support one another, leading to improved well-being, enhanced productivity, and employee retention, as they feel valued and understood. ?? #FreshEdgeProud #FreshEdgeFamily #bestinclass #GetFreshProduce #MentalHealth

A huge congratulations to Testa Produce for receiving the Positive Community Impact Award at the 2nd Annual Chicago Manufacturing Award Ceremony hosted by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development and World Business Chicago! This awards program recognizes local manufacturers for their exemplary and innovative work in their respective fields and is an opportunity to showcase?the importance of the manufacturing and industrial sectors?to the local and regional economy. Congrats again to Peter Testa and the entire Testa team for this honor! We are proud to have you as part of our #FreshEdgeFamily and this is just another reason why Testa Produce is a best-in-class company! #TestaProduce #FreshEdge #ChicagoManufacturingAwards #PositiveImpact #Distribution #FreshProduce #ProduceIndustry #Community #BestInClass https://lnkd.in/dhQKrU4a

Shout out to The Fresh CrEd for featuring FreshEdge CEO Steve Grinstead and the incredible Chef Dorene Mills from Hannaford Supermarkets on their most recent podcast episode and second installment of "Fresh Insights: Future of Food Service" series! Chef Dorene was this year's winner of the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards in the Retail & Supermarkets category hosted by the International Fresh Produce Association. ?? In the episode Steve and Chef Dorene discuss the future of fresh food, current food trends, innovation, and the growing demand for fresh, ready-to-eat produce. ?? ?? ?? ???Watch/Listen to the Episode Here YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gxnPaPKV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gcbqsQu8 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gWgUJTQ5 #TheFreshCr3d #FreshEdge #HannafordSupermarkets #FreshProduce #FoodTrends #Innovation #ProduceIndustry #FreshFood

What an incredible journey it has been with the 2024 winners of the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards! This exceptional group of chefs and foodservice professionals deserves every ounce of praise, recognition and honor. ?? ?? Hearing their backstories, learning how they share their passion for fresh food with others and seeing how beloved they are by their respective teams are just a few of the reasons why FreshEdge is proud to sponsor this awards program. It's truly an honor to have been given the opportunity to spend time and celebrate with each of them individually and as a group. ?? ?? ?? FreshEdge and our family of best-in-class fresh food companies salute each of you and love the passion that you have for your craft. We have the same passion in providing you with the best ingredients to produce your creations! ?? ?? ?? We also would like to extend a huge thanks to: - International Fresh Produce Association for hosting this amazing awards program - Mission Ranch for providing the most spectacular venue for cocktails + dinner to celebrate the award winners - Taylor Farms for hosting the group for amazing field + facility tours and the ideation session And a final congrats to the winners of IFPA's 2024 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards! - Chris Mayo - Wildflower (Quick-Serve Restaurants) - David Ruiz - #ScaloRestaurant (Fine Dining Restaurants) - Dorene Mills - Hannaford Supermarkets (Supermarkets & Retail Operators) - EJ Jimenez - Rancho Cielo (Business & Industry) - Grace Goudie - Scratchboard Kitchen (Casual & Family Dining Restaurants) - Jonathan Gutierrez Santiago - University of California, Merced (Colleges & Universities) - Julie M. Raway MPH,RDN,CDN,SNS,FAND - Broome-Tioga BOCES (K-12 Foodservice) - manfred lassahn - Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa (Hotels & Resorts) - Roel Mesta - The Village At Germantown (Hospitals & Healthcare) #ProduceExcellence #BestInClass #FreshEdge #IFPA #FSC2024 #Chef #Foodservice #PRoduceIndustry #FreshProduce

It was such a pleasure getting to know Chef Jonathan Gutierrez Santiago, Executive Sous Chef at University of California, Merced. Chef Jonathan won the 2024 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award for Colleges and Universities. Chef Jonathan's commitment to the innovative and sustainable use of fresh produce has contributed greatly to reshaping UC Merced's Dining Services. His goal is to provide students with the best dining service possible by nourishing them with the best quality fruits and vegetables. A huge shout out to International Fresh Produce Association for hosting this prestigious awards program that recognizes Chefs and Foodservice Professionals for their creativity and passion in how they incorporate fresh produce in to their meal options. FreshEdge is proud to support such an honorable program. ?? ?? ?? #UCMerced #FreshEdge #Foodservice #Freshproduce #Produceindustry #Bestinclass

We are proud to welcome Frontier Produce to our FreshEdge Family! ?? ?? “Frontier Produce has established a solid reputation, and we are confident they will continue to build upon our company values centered around people, relationships, integrity and focus on the customer.” - Steve Grinstead Congratulations to Rob and Robin and the amazing team at Frontier Produce! Let's get to work! ?? ?? ?? ?? #FrontierProduce #FreshEdge #BestinClass #distribution #foodservice #produceindustry #freshproduce #specialtyfood #welcometothefamily

We had an absolutely amazing day celebrating Chef EJ Jimenez at Rancho Cielo in Salinas, California. Chef EJ is the 2024 winner in the Business and Industry category of the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards. Chef EJ incorporates an outsized portion of the plate to fresh fruits and veggies. ???????? It was a day well spent with our award winning Chef as well as top leadership and several Board Members of the Youth Campus. The Rancho Cielo Youth Campus has developed an awesome program that helps support young people, including at-risk teenagers and young adults that choose to go there for job and life skill training versus traditional high school and upper education. They are truly making a difference in many young lives as well as producing a positive impact on the community. ???? A big thanks to the International Fresh Produce Association for developing and evolving this prestigious awards program, proudly sponsored by FreshEdge and our family of Best in Class companies! ?? #ranchocielo #FSC2024 #foodservice #excellence #freshedge #IFPA #freshproduce #produceindustry

A huge congratulations to Chef manfred lassahn, Executive Chef at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa for being named the winner of IFPA's 2024 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards in the Hotels & Resorts category! ?? ?? ?? Creativity, healthfulness, and a strong sense of community guide each day at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. Thank you sharing your passion for produce with the community! ?? ?? ?? Thank you to the International Fresh Produce Association for hosting this prestigious awards program that we are so proud to be a part of. It's truly an honor to get to know each of these amazing chefs and foodservice professionals and learn how fresh produce has shaped their lives. ?? We are so excited to recognize these culinary rockstars on stage at The Foodservice Conference in just a couple of days! ?? See you soon, Monterey! ?

We are proud to welcome Western Sky Produce to FreshEdge! ?? "Western Sky Produce will be an amazing addition to our growing family of customer-obsessed companies,” said Steve Grinstead, CEO of FreshEdge. “We share the same company values centered around integrity, service, and making our customers the number one priority.” Welcome to the family! ?? ?? ?? ?? #westernskyproduce #freshedge #produceindustry #customerobsessed #bestinclass #foodserivce

We had a fantastic time in Scarborough, Maine visiting with the extremely talented Chef Dorene Mills, Executive Chef for Hannaford Supermarkets. ?? Chef Dorene is the 2024 winner in the Supermarkets & Retail Operators category of IFPA's Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards! ?? ?? With an impressive line of delicious Grab and Go items as well as Ready to Heat entrees and Fully Prepared Meals, Chef Dorene does an outstanding job supporting each of Hannaford's fresh departments. ?? ?? Thank you to International Fresh Produce Association for this prestigious awards program that recognizes Chefs and Foodservice Professionals for creativity and passion in how they incorporate fresh produce in to their meal options. FreshEdge is proud to support such an honorable program. ?? ?? ?? Congrats again to Chef Dorene and her team for winning this award and thank you for everything you do for our industry! ?? See you NEXT WEEK in Monterey at #TheFoodserviceConference2024 ?