Before coming to Concord Foods I despised guacamole, since working here I've fallen in love with Concord Foods' Guacamole Mix. I can easily understand why it is the number one selling guacamole seasoning mix in the US.  Do you make your own guacamole or do you buy our mix? If you do buy our mix, what do you like or not like about it, and do you have any improvement suggestions?

Shawn Diotte
R&D Manager

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

Summertime has arrived and families will start having cookouts, picnics and lots of fun eating outside in the sun.  Please refer to the FDA website for more information and guidelines for handling food safely at all outdoor functions to prevent food borne illness during warm weather months. Click on the link below for specific information:  http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm109899.htm

Julie Noyes, R&D Regulatory Manager

We recently reformulated our Chocolate Banana Smoothie Mix. We worked hard to ensure that our new formulation has the same great flavor as our original item. Each pouch still makes three 8 ounce servings of delicious Chocolate Banana Smoothie. As a result of our reformulation, we were able to reduce the weight of the ingredients from 2.0 ounces to 1.3 ounces, this enabled us to keep down the cost of our pouch. We want to assure our customers that although the weight of the pouch has changed the volume of smoothies you can make remains the same as before. We have made every effort to provide our consumers with the same great value as before. Thank you for purchasing Concord Foods Smoothie Mixes.  If you can't find your favorite products in store, please ask your produce manager to order them for you.

 Charles Olins, VP Sales and Marketing