Produce Marketing Association
PMA has long provided significant financial support to the Produce for Better Health Foundation to support its efforts to increase consumption.  PMA is partnering with PBH and Scholastic InSchool Marketing (division of Scholastic Inc.) on a four year program to target grades 3 and 4 teachers, kids and parents.  In addition, PMA works with Opinion Dynamics Corporation to regularly survey consumers on a range of topics which provides critical and timely insights to members about consumer preferences and motivations.  PMA is also sponsoring consumer- and retailer-focused communications campaigns to boost confidence in produce after recent food safety incidents.   

A. Duda & Sons, Inc.
For 80 years, Duda Farm Fresh Foods has been growing good food to feed our nation and the world.  What started out as the pursuit of the American dream by Andrew Duda, a young Slovak immigrant, has become one of the country’s most reputable family-owned and operated enterprises.  Today, Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a wholly-owned subsidiary of A. Duda & Sons, Inc., has operations in 13 states including Florida, Texas, California, and Arizona.  One of the world’s largest celery producers, Duda Farm Fresh Foods is a leading grower, shipper, and marketer of fresh and processed vegetables and citrus.  

Paramount Farms
Paramount Farms, a market leader, consistently delivers exciting new almond and pistachio offerings to the market place, helping keep nuts top-of-mind with consumers.  Paramount Farms is the creator of innovative brands including Everybody’s Nuts! pistachios, a premium line featuring big, open pistachios in four delicious varieties; Sunkist® Almond Accents®, a line of sliced, flavored almonds that liven up any meal; and Sunkist® Almond Munchies®, a snack line featuring six delicious flavors.  Each brand is backed with a high profile integrated marketing and a public relations campaign, designed to raise the health awareness of almonds and pistachios and encourage consumer usage.  Paramount Farms’ branded lines are sold in the produce department of grocery stores, nationwide.

BASF Agricultural Products
BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, is proud to be an active member of Produce for Better Health Foundation.  We’re pleased to encourage and contribute toward a healthier America through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Built on the strength of global expertise and resources, BASF is able to bring innovative solutions for improving quality and yield to those growing America’s produce.  With the strongest research and development pipeline in the industry, BASF is currently working on the new fungicides, insecticides and herbicides for introduction in the years to come.  With these tools, America’s fruit and vegetable growers will be able to continue growing an abundant supply of nutritious, delicious produce for us all.

The Glad Products Company
The Glad Products Company is a subsidiary of The Clorox Company, headquartered in Oakland, Calif. In addition to GladWare® containers and Ovenware, the Glad lineup of products in the United States and Canada includes freezer, food storage and sandwich bags; GLAD Press’n Seal® food wrap; and GLAD ForceFlex® trash bags. GLAD products are developed and manufactured under a joint venture agreement between The Clorox Company, The Glad Products Company and The Procter & Gamble Company.  

General Mills
The General Mills mission is Nourishing Lives, the goal of which is to innovate to make people’s lives healthier, easier and richer today than yesterday. Green Giant’s mission is to provide deliciously easy ways to get more veggies into your day.

Our company does many things to help people increase consumption of fruits and vegetables. Examples include introducing new products that provide vegetables that are more convenient for consumers such as our Just for One single-serve product; developing new products that taste better such as our sauced products; providing cents-off coupons to provide more value to consumers; educating consumers on the importance of eating vegetables for public relations programs; financially supporting programs to encourage fitness and healthy eating via Foundation funding such as our partnership with BET focusing on African-Americans and grants to community programs aimed at improving youth nutrition and fitness.

In addition, we support and work with policy makers such as the USDA on nutrition guidelines and policy such as the proposed rules for WIC Food Packages.

Sun-Maid Growers of California
Sun-Maid Growers of California was founded for the purpose of achieving processing efficiencies, marketing efficiencies and economics of scale for the grower members of the Association.

Our focus areas include:

Meeting and exceeding customer expectations and demand
Insuring food safety and quality
Pre-eminence in processing and packaging
Personifying the Sun-Maid brand while expanding our target audience

U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) is a national research and promotion program for the highbush (cultivated) blueberry industry.

Our mission is to increase blueberry demand through market promotion activity (consumer/foodservice publicity campaigns, magazine advertising, food manufacturer publicity, export market development) as well as to support continued blueberry research, with particular interest in blueberry health related research.  

W. Newell & Companies
W. Newell & Co. exists to build professional relationships with our customers, founded on trust, integrity and a real passion for the business. We will provide the freshest, high quality produce, the greatest variety of products and superior customer service at a competitive price.  

Nunhems USA
Nunhems is a global company and leading innovator in the development and production of commercial vegetable seed varieties. Trusted and relied upon by growers, the company’s expertise in research, breeding, marketing, and sales of vegetable genetics and professional services is the result of 160 years of experience and market knowledge in more than 20 countries.

Nunhems’ principal products are vegetable and melon varieties for commercial outdoor and greenhouse growers and the processing industry. Nunhems develops varieties with significant contribution to the vegetable value chain, satisfying the consumer’s need for quality, flavor, convenience, and nutrition.

Nunhems currently produces hybrids for 25 species of vegetables including onions, carrots, peppers, cucumber, squash, leeks, and tomatoes and is a recognized innovator in the mixed melon and watermelon categories. With its strong commitment to research and development, Nunhems’ worldwide breeding programs deliver innovative products leading to improved growth and profitability for company and customer alike.  

Ocean Mist
“Surpassing the rest, with only the best Artichokes and Fresh Vegetables.”
Guiding Values: Integrity, Quality, Passion and Success.

Summeripe Worldwide, Inc.
Our Mission is to increase sales and profits from Tree to Table as we build successful performance-driven partnerships by combining great taste, nutrition and unmatched service with an emotional connection for all age and ethnic groups.

Summeripe develops and customizes educational and motivational programs that are focused on building a bridge of understanding and partnership from the Tree to the Table. Summeripe is Growing Together with the Next Generation through great taste, education, service and simply believing in each other as partners.

Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. 

Domex Superfresh Growers™
It is our vision to be the best in the world at connecting Tree Fruit growers to the end consumer. Our mission is that we will stay true to the foundational principles of the last four generations. We have the responsibility to its stakeholders to transact this business with honesty, a sense of urgency, and integrity in such a manner that the company thrives into the next generations.

Eurofresh Farms
Our mission is "Growing garden fresh flavor everyday." Our research suggests better flavor/taste is key to getting people to eat more fruits and vegetables.

Giumarra Companies
The Giumarra Companies is a grower and leading international marketer of fresh produce growers and distributors that encompass a world of freshness. Since its inception in 1922, the Giumarra group of companies has prided itself on a longstanding commitment and tradition of quality, reliability and innovation to feed the world in a healthy way.

Caito Foods, Inc.
Our mission is to partner with our customers and growers to deliver the freshest quality products to the marketplace. Our associates dedicate themselves each and every day to achieve our mission by offering outstanding services, efficient operations, and innovative business solutions for our entire customer’s produce needs.

We educate and motivate our customers (Retailers) to connect with the end consumer. Through in-store demo funding, speaking within the local communities we service about the health benefits of fruits/vegetables and partnering with growers and marketers that have a strong platform of getting the message out through the products they sell and market. (For example: Disney Garden, Stemilt Growers and Dole Super Foods.)

Columbine Vineyards
We strive to grow and ship the freshest and tastiest grapes to our customers .  

Giorgio – America’s Favorite Mushroom
Since 1928, Giorgio has been a leader in the mushroom industry. Our product offerings include; White, Portabella, Shiitake, Baby Bella, Oyster, as well as a range of organic mushrooms. Each month we grow and ship millions of pounds of mushrooms, following the most exacting standards. We have pioneered Integrated Pest Management, using non-chemical and natural pest control techniques to protect the environment while growing fresh, high quality mushrooms. Whether it be for the Retail, Food Service or Industrial markets, Giorgio stands out as America’s Favorite Mushroom.

McDonald’s USA, LLC
McDonald’s brand mission is to "be our customers’ favorite place and way to eat." Our worldwide operations have been aligned around a global strategy called the Plan to Win centering on the five basics of an exceptional customer experience — People, Products, Place, Price and Promotion. We are committed to improving our operations and enhancing our customers’ experience. McDonald’s has continued to add a variety of produce offerings to our Menu.

Desert Glory Limited
We consistently delight consumers by delivering branded tomatoes with a home-grown taste, year round, at a constant price.

Our company helps people increase consumption of fruits and vegetables by:

• Supplying great tasting, quality tomatoes
• Meeting every tomato consumption need through a portfolio of great tasting products
• Investing in human capital
• Providing new and innovative usage ideas for our products through direct communication with the customer and consumer
• Consumer promotional activity to drive consumer purchase

 

PRO*ACT
PRO*ACT is a national company of produce distributors whose mission is to maximize the sustainable competitive advantage of its distributors and customers.

Our philosophy is to bring optimal economic value to Foodservice Operators, grower/shippers and distributors by synchronizing their collective needs into a streamlined supply chain system. Each step in the process is continually analyzed to ensure the most efficient method is applied for maximum value. PRO*ACT is fanatical about efficiency, simplicity and value. PRO*ACT provides the crucial link to each component of the supply chain system to maximize total value; ultimately providing consistency, food safety, higher quality and service to the Foodservice Operator.

Capital City Fruit
Our mission is to source, pack, and deliver exceptional quality produce where you want it, when you want it and how you want. We also work with a coalition of produce companies, nutritionists and state public health officials in Iowa to promote increased consumption.

Coast Produce Company 
Our logistical solutions strengthen our customers’ supply chains allowing them to sell the freshest products at the best prices. Our ethnic lines, Coast Asia and Coast Caliente promote variety. Our merchandising teams create excitement in the produce departments, as well as educate consumers on product selection, storage and usage through our displays, signage, and product demonstrations.

We are a Produce for Better Health Foundation donor and we are a Fruits and Veggies – More Matters brand licensee. We encourage our employees to spread the message by presenting the PBH materials in local classrooms. We supply a fresh salad for our employees every day.  

 

Kidney Cancer Association 
Our Mission: “A world without kidney cancer” by providing education, funding and supporting research, and advocating on behalf of kidney cancer patients. We educate patients on the importance of nutrition as a method of prevention for future disease as well as maintaining a healthy diet while currently battling kidney cancer.

 

J&J Distributing
We provide the freshest products, ideas and innovative supply chain management solutions. We are dedicated to world class service, extraordinary value and complete quality control.

 

Kagome Inc.
Kagome only sells wholesome 100% juices, either 100% veggie or 50/50 veggie/fruit. Our goals are to help people consume more veggies & fruits, and to provide an easy way to supplement a healthy diet. Kagome truly believes that nature provides the nutrition we need to Live True.

We help people increase their daily consumption of fruits and vegetables by selling / promoting 100% veggie and fruit/veggie juices and through educational outreach in schools, communities, hospitals, universities, work places and our website.

Potandon Produce
Our Mission is to be the leading market share supplier of both premium quality bulk and value-added fresh potato and onion product to both retail and foodservice customers. We strive to be a preferred supplier to our customers while providing a culture for employees to thrive and an acceptable return on investment to our owners.

We believe that in order to help people increase consumption of healthy fruits and vegetables, you must educate them through use of sales materials that the industry has developed, including nutritional pages and recipe ideas. We support industry, government and association efforts through resources and funding to further educate and expose consumers to the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. Potandon is also developing new varieties and products to help stimulate more interest for consumers in the produce department.