Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Cincinnati, said it appointed Brian Kocher as president of Europe and the Middle East, and that the company promoted Joseph Huston to president of North America.
Your grocer's produce section is becoming a meal solutions department. Chiquita Brands International Inc. said its Fresh Express subsidiary in Salinas, Calif., introduced a line of value-added salad kits to address rising demand for "salad meals."
Small, batch-roasted coffees. Farmstead cheeses. Artisan breads. Why not a salad to complement those offerings? Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Cincinnati, says consumer insights led to the launch of new Fresh Express artisanal salads.
A national food safety organization has recognized the University of California-Davis and refrigerated salad processor Fresh Express Inc. for food safety contributions in frozen and refrigerated food applications.
Mixtures. Blends. It’s certainly not a new concept to any fresh-cut salad processor. Nor is it new to Fresh Express’ parent Chiquita Brands International Inc., Cincinnati, which reported mixed results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
You could say that
this was no time to be timid behind the wheel. As an industry leader,
Chiquita-Fresh Express recognized last year that it had to be active to
“drive recovery” in a value-added salads category still reeling
from the E.coli outbreak of fall 2006.