We would like to congratulate the winners of the Nuts For Banana Bread sweepstake promotion. The winners are:

The Nuts for Banana Bread Sweepstakes was sponsored by Concord Foods and the Mariani Nut Company. This promotion ran from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 and received over 23,000 entries. Thanks to everyone that participated in this promotion!

We really enjoyed developing and sharing great recipes for Chiquita Banana Bread Mix and Walnuts with our consumers. These recipes are now available in our online recipe database. We hope you will continue to try these amazing recipes!

Whoopie Pie Recipe

We wanted our most loyal consumers (YOU) to know that we’ve gone social!  You can now CONNECT with us and other Concord Foods consumers on Facebook.  http://www.facebook.com/ConcordFoodsRecipes

We’ve made it even more convenient to find out about new Concord Foods products, learn about Concord Foods (and partner) sweepstakes and share recipes and tips for enjoying our full line of easy to use cooking products.

OTA is excited to share with members that later today an historic
signing will finalize the equivalency agreement between the U.S. and Canada!

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, today in her keynote address at the Organic Trade Association (OTA)'s All Things Organic^TM Conference and Trade Show, announced that an equivalency agreement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA). This historic equivalency agreement will allow the continued smooth flow of certified organic products between the two countries and support the continued growth of this rapidly expanding market in North America. It is the first such equivalency agreement worldwide for the organic industry.
See http://www.organicnewsroom.com/ for the full press releases:
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Written By:
Tessa Young
Member Services Manager
Organic Trade Association