2019 Produce & Floral Planning Calendar

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Crosset Company is the produce expert that gives you the organic advantage.

We distribute a complete range of organic produce, and more. We put our experience, scale, network, and high-touch service to work for you…delivering fresh, delighting your shoppers, simplifying your supply chain, and driving profitable growth.

 Largest distributor of organic produce east of the  1200+ conventional produce items Mississippi River  Leading national brands  400+ organic produce Items  Premier service wholesaler since 1905 Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com January 2019

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First day of Hanukkah

9 10 11 12 1 3 1 4 15 Last day of Hanukkah

1 6 1 7 18 1 9 20 21 22 First day of Winter

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Christmas Eve Christmas Day First day of Kwanzaa

30 31 1 2 3 4 5 New Year’s Eve Look for the Primrose & Valentine’s Day Survey at the end of the Month January Merchandising

Merchandising Themes

 New Year’s Resolutions  Get a Balanced Life Month  National Slow-Cooking Month  National Soup Month  National Baking Month  National Fat-Free Living Month

Merchandising Tips  Winter Shape-up Time – Use signs promoting the entire value-added produce section to make eating healthy easier

 Summer in Winter Sale – Display Chilean stone fruit and new crop Florida Strawberries to warm your customers’ hearts with summer fruit during the cold winter months

 Fight Winter Colds – Promote California and Florida citrus throughout the month of January as “High in Vitamin C” and a natural way to fight off colds

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com February

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 January 2019 24 25 26 27 28 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 New Year's Day Don’t forget to place your Last day of Kwanzaa Primrose & Valentine’s Day orders!

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27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Global Organic Expo Hollywood, FL Promote Value-Added Produce. It makes healthy eating resolutions easier to keep! February Merchandising Merchandising Themes  Super Bowl Party Source  National Grapefruit Month  National Potato Lovers Month  Chinese New Year  National Cherry Month  National Chocolate Lovers Month  National Margarita Day

Merchandising Tips  Super Bowl Party Displays – Guacamole Station: Avocados, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic – Fresh Snacks: Fruit & Veggie trays, Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks – Protein Snacks: Pistachios, Peanuts, and other Nuts  Enter the Potato Lover’s Month Display Contest – Material is available online at www.Idahopotato.com  Chinese New Year Station – Display specialty vegetables used in traditional Chinese recipes, including Watercress, Bok Choy, Chinese Broccoli, Choy Sum, Water Spinach, Napa Cabbage, Mustard Greens, Pea Shoots, Daikon Radish, Eggplant, Lemongrass, Kumquats, and more. – Add Wonton, Egg Roll Wraps, Tofu, and Fortune Cookies  Valentine’s Day – Promote Floral! Sell Roses, Bouquets, Planters, and Mylar Balloons – Create destination displays featuring Wine, Chocolate, and Strawberries Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com March

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 February 2019 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 February is The week before the Super Bowl is Look for the St. Ground Hog Day National Grapefruit Month one of the biggest weeks for Patrick’s Day & Global Organic Expo Global Organic Expo Build displays for incremental sales! Avocado sales Easter Survey Hollywood, FL Hollywood, FL mid-month

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17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 President’s Day National Margarita Day

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Feature Apples & Cherries for President’s Day March Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Celery Month  National Nutrition Month  National Peanut Month  St. Patrick’s Day  March Madness  Mardi Gras  Spring Ahead

Merchandising Tips  Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Day Displays – Feature Cabbage, Red Potatoes, Onions, Celery – Cross-merchandise with Corned Beef, traditional Irish Stew ingredients – Offer shamrocks in Floral  March Madness Basketball Party Displays – Pistachios, Peanuts, and other Nuts – Guacamole Station: Avocados, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic – Fresh Snacks: Fruit & Veggie trays, Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks  Spring Floral Displays – Think “Fresh Up Front”: Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus, and Hyacinth – Create great displays without a great deal of extra effort  Schedule Spring Cleaning – Refresh your Produce & Floral departments with intensive cleaning by month’s end so that Spring decorating can begin! Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com April

Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 March 2019 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 Employee Build bountiful “Luck of the Irish” displays for St. Patrick’s Day Appreciation Day

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday

10 11 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 Daylight Savings Begins

1 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 St. Patrick’s Day First Day of Spring

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31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fresh Fruit & Veggie Trays ~ Guacamole Stations Spring Forward with Fresh Nuts Floral Displays April Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Pecan Month  Defeat Diabetes Month  Easter  Passover  Earth Day Merchandising Tips  Spring Holiday Florals – Place large, well-stocked displays of all types of Easter plants and flowers up front at least 2 weeks before Easter Sunday. Merchandise by category and color – Don’t forget to display fancy fruit baskets  Easter & Passover Meals – This is prime time for Sweet Potatoes and new crop Florida Potatoes – Feature & Display Asparagus: Before placing on display, trim ½” off the bottom of each stem, place in a pan with about 1” of water and refrigerate overnight. – Don’t forget baby carrots, mini sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas, and Brussels sprouts – Specialty produce items add a delicious twist and are key to holiday meals: horseradish, parsley, beets, parsnips, purple asparagus, watermelon radishes, heirloom cherry tomatoes, and baby apples  Taste of Spring / Preview Grilling Season – Build up front displays of flat pack 3 and 5-count Florida Sweet Corn on slant or market bin tables, along with vine-ripened tomatoes and baking potatoes – Promote fresh cut watermelon, cantaloupe and pineapple Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com May Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 April 2019 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mid-Month Surveys: Mother’s Day, Knock Out Roses, Hanging Baskets 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Palm Sunday Tax Day Good Friday Passover Begins

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Easter Earth Day Administrative Passover Ends Professional’s Day

28 29 30 1 2 3 4 Build a Berry Patch: Display Strawberries, Watch for the Raspberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries Memorial Day together; line price so shoppers can “mix and match” Survey! May Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Barbecue Month  National Hamburger Month  National Salad Month  National Salsa Month  National Strawberry Month  National Mediterranean Diet Month  Graduation Celebrations

Merchandising Tips  Party Central for Cinco de Mayo – Promote Avocados, Tomatoes, Onions, Cilantro, Limes and other fruits and vegetables for your shopper’s favorite Cinco de Mayo recipes  Memorial Day: Official First Day of the Outdoor Grilling Season – Increase your space on packaged Corn, all varieties of Peppers, Sweet Onions, jumbo Mushrooms and baking Potatoes. – Promote fresh cut Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Pineapple, cored Pineapple, Asparagus and Florida Sweet Corn. – Large displays first of the season of stone fruit, grapes, and fresh-cut melon and other fruit mean increased sales and profit.  Spruce up for Summer – Get your Produce & Floral Departments ready for summer local and stone fruit sales by deep cleaning one case each week.

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com June Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 May 2019 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 May Day Kentucky Derby Celebrate Mom! Mother’s Day is the largest single floral holiday of the year. Display bouquets, potted plants and hanging baskets by category and color. Now is the time to promote bedding plants. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cinco de Mayo Ramadan Begins

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26 27 28 29 3 0 3 1 1 Memorial Day June Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Soul Food Month  National Dairy Month  National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month  Graduation Celebrations Continue  Summer Arrives  Locally Grown

Merchandising Tips  Graduation Celebrations – Promote fresh cut Fruit, Fruit and Veggie Trays, Baby Carrots, Celery Sticks, and Dips for graduation parties.  Summer Fruit is in Full Swing – Make sure your department is set for summer selling and proper space is allocated to Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Blueberries, and Cut Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Honeydew. The sooner you make the changeover, the more produce you will sell.  Dad is a “Peach of a Guy” – Give every father who shops on Father’s Day a complimentary Peach. Be sure to advertise it!

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com July Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 June 2019 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 Celebrate Locally Grown Freshness & Flavor! Create in-store “meet the farmer” sampling events, POS, and displays. If space allows, rent a tent and create excitement outside the store

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ramadan Ends Belmont Stakes

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Flag Day

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Father’s Day First Day of Summer

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30 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independence Day Make Healthy, on-the-go snacking easy! This is the time of year to expand Value-Added Fruit & Vegetable sections. Feature fresh-cut Fruit, pre-cut Veggies, Baby Carrots, Veggie and Fruit trays, and Dips. July Merchandising Merchandising Themes  National Picnic Month  National Horseradish Month  National Ice Cream Month  National Culinary Arts Month  National Pickle Month  National Watermelon Month  Locally Grown Continues Merchandising Tips  Red, White & Blue for Independence Day – Promote Strawberries, Blueberries, Grapes, and Whipped Cream…one of the biggest produce sales of the year! – Red, White & Blue Potatoes make a delicious and festive potato salad  Plum Crazy – Feature all varies of plums … price to “mix and match”  Melon Madness – Feature all varieties of melons, both whole, personal, and fresh-cut: Watermelon, Honeydew, Cantaloupe, and Heirloom Melons – Keep fresh-cut melon displays full and fresh from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm  Continue to Celebrate Locally Grown Freshness & Flavor! – The homegrown season is in full swing and roadside stands are popping up everywhere. Keep shoppers coming to your stores by maintaining variety and quality and advertising aggressively

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com August Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 July 2019 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independence Day

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28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Prepared Cooking Vegetables are not just for winter! They taste great cooked on the grill. Increase sales by sampling fresh cubes of cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, and summer squash along with free grilling recipes. August Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Peach Month  Family Fun Month  National Sandwich Month  Back-to-School  College Life

Merchandising Tips  Summer Grilling – Promote Sweet Corn, Baking/Grilling Potatoes, Fruit-Kabobs, and Watermelon

 Melon Patch Sale – Promote variety Melons, Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Seedless Watermelon, Yellow Watermelon and Fresh-cut Fruit.

 Lunch Box Snacks – Small Apples and Oranges, Bananas, Grapes – Baby Carrots and Celery Sticks with Dip

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com September Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 August 2019 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

28 Make Your Fall29 Sweep! 30 31 1 2 3 A clean, sanitized department makes a positive lasting impression on shoppers. A Watch for the Fall Mum 48’ case should be cleaned 13x a year. Survey mid-month The result? Better sanitation, better refrigeration, less shrink. 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Crosset Produce & Floral Conference September Merchandising

Merchandising Themes  National Mushroom Month  National Papaya Month  Produce for Better Health “Fruits & Veggies More Matters” Month  National Honey Month  National Chicken Month

Merchandising Tips  Good-bye to Summer – Promote Sweet Corn, Baking/Grilling Potatoes, Mushrooms, Fruit- Kabobs, Watermelon, Grapes, Onions, and Prepared Cooking Vegetables for grilling – Last big ad for summer Stone Fruit  An Apple for the Teacher – Promote the largest, most beautiful new crop Apples at mix or match prices.  Kick Off the 2019 Football Tailgate Season – Promote in-shell Peanuts, Pistachios, and other Nuts – Highlight Fruit & Veggie trays, Dips, Fresh-cut Fruit, and Apple Cider – Display Caramel and Candied Apples  Fall Festival Lobby & Entrance Displays – Produce sales are very tight during the first few weeks of Fall. Think outside the box…build out-of-department displays with Apples, Pears, Cider, Winter Squash, Onions, Potatoes, and Caramel/Candied Apples. Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com October Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 September 2019 27 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labor Day

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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 First Day of Fall

29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Rosh Hashana Begins Close out the summer grilling season with a bang! Look for Sweetest Day, Breast Cross-merchandise Peppers, Mushrooms, large Baking Potatoes, Onions, and prepared Cooking Cancer Awareness Month & Vegetables in the meat aisle. Halloween Surveys mid-month October Merchandising Merchandising Themes  National Apple Month  Vegetarian Awareness Month  Eat Better, Eat Together Month  Fair Trade Month  Breast Cancer Awareness Month  National Caramel Month  National School Lunch Week Merchandising Tips  Discover the New World of Produce – Feature a variety of new, unusual, or specialty items using In-store demos, recipes and nutritional information.  National Apple Month Displays – Promote all varieties of Apples with large displays, using POS material and sampling  Floral Displays for Special Days: Sweetest Day & Boss’s Day – Display and promote Roses, Bouquets, Potted Flowers and balloons  Halloween – Decorate with straw and cornstalks, Jack-o-Lanterns, and Gourds – Promote Apple Cider, Candied & Caramel Apples – Suggest smaller size Apples for treats – Halloween Week is Party Week! Don’t forget to feature Fruit & Veggie Trays Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com November Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 October 2019 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 Rosh Hashana Ends Look for the Holiday Survey mid-month

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13 14 1 5 1 6 1 7 18 1 9 Columbus Day Boss’s Day Sweetest Day

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27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Halloween Produce sales are 90% impulse! Keep your department fresh, clean, and well-stocked. Produce quality is the #1 factor in shopper store selection. November Merchandising Merchandising Themes  National Pomegranate Month  National Pepper Month  National Spinach and Squash Month  World Vegan Month  National Gluten-Free Awareness Month  National Diabetes Month  Prostate Cancer Awareness Month  Good Nutrition Month

Merchandising Tips  Flowers to Honor Veterans – The Poppy is the official memorial flower of the VFW – Crosset will have special bouquets and flowers available to help your shoppers celebrate the Veterans in their lives  Thanksgiving Traditions & Entertaining – Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Squash, Onions, Celery, and Carrots are key! – Don’t forget the fruit: Red Grapes, Clementines, Apples, Oranges and Cranberries  Floral Takes Center Stage – Centerpieces to adorn holiday tables – Bouquets are a perfect hostess gift  Display Holiday Fruit Baskets  Place your Holiday Floral Pre-Orders! Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com December Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 November 2019 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Did you know that Thanksgiving week is the #1 week for fresh herb sales? Daylight Savings Ends It’s also time to promote your Convenience section. Display a full variety of Don’t forget pre-cut salad and vegetable items. to order your Baking supplies should be on display by November 12th: Poinsettias! nuts and nut meats, dates, figs, glazed fruit, and cranberries 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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24 25 26 27 28 29 3 0 Thanksgiving Day December Merchandising Merchandising Themes  National Tomato Month  National Winter Squash Month  Root Vegetables Month  Exotic Fruits Month  Quince Month  National Fruitcake Month

Merchandising Tips  Holiday Traditions & Entertaining – Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Squash, Onions, Celery, and Carrots continue to lead the way – Apples, Pears, Navel Oranges, Clementines, and Cranberries deserve big displays – Collard Greens, Okra, Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes, Mango, and Peppers play a big role in Kwanzaa menus  Floral & Fruit Baskets Stay Center Stage – Centerpieces to adorn holiday tables – Bouquets and Fruit Baskets are perfect hostess gifts – Poinsettias are the star of the season  Ring in the New Year – Promote Fruit And Veggie Trays, Fresh-cut Fruit, Carrot and Celery sticks, Dips, Coleslaw, Salads, and specialty produce Items – Peeled and sectioned Clementines and Grapes are delicious, easy-to- eat appetizers

Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage. 10295 Toebben Drive ~ Independence, KY 41051 ~ Phone (800) 347-4902 ~ Fax (859) 817-7634 ~ www.crosset.com January 2020 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 December 2019 2 62 7 28 29 30 31 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Hanukkah Begins Christmas Eve Christmas Day Kwanzaa Begins First Day of Winter

29 3 0 3 1 1 2 3 4 New Year's Day Hanukkah Ends New Year’s Eve Build a Poinsettia & Fruit Basket Tree at the entrance of the Produce Department. Keep the display up until after New Year’s Day. Crosset Company. Your Organic Advantage.

Exceptional direct-store-delivery (DSD) of organic, local, and conventional produce and floral products to grocery retailers of all types and sizes is our hallmark. We service organic, natural food, gourmet, and traditional full-line grocers, from co-ops to single-store operators to independent groups to supermarket chains with hundreds of storefronts.

Consumer demand is sky-rocketing for produce-centric meals, organic fruits and vegetables, and fresh-prepared options through restaurants, colleges, convenience stores, grocery deli departments, and home delivery services. We can help you exceed consumer expectations and drive growth through freshness, quality, service, and menu innovation.

We partner with the best growers at home and around the world to source a complete range of the highest quality organic, local, conventional, fresh-cut and value-added fruits and vegetables, along with a broad floral selection, on a year-round basis. Through our extensive customer base, our growers reach consumers across the eastern half of the U.S. through leading traditional and natural/organic grocery retailers, wholesalers, and foodservice operators of all sizes.

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