Bonduelle Fresh Americas’ Post

During the Summer months we work with our partners in the Salinas Valley to grow romaine and other lettuces for our fresh salad products. Our team is in the field checking on the crops and just take a look at these stunning photos! There is an old saying, "You are what you eat." We'd like to think that there's a little bit of the blue skies and green fields in each bite of our crunchy, tasty salads! Thank you Omar Bobadilla, Oscar Alvarez, Jose Ramon, MBA and the entire BFA Ag Ops team for delivering delicious leafy greens every day! Photo credit: Jose Ramon #lettuce #salad #salinasvalley #sunshine

One of the most popular salads in the world is the famed Caesar Salad. This month marks 100 years since this iconic salad was first served at Restaurante Caesars in Tijuana, Mexico. The origins of the recipe are widely credited to Italian Immigrant Caesar Cardini as discussed in this article from San Diego Tribune. But, if you do a little searching online you'll start to see a fascinating tale emerge - was it Caesar himself who invented it or his brother Alessandro (who claims he made it and called it Aviator's Salad)? Or was it Livio Santini, an employee at Caesar's restaurant, who said it was his mother's recipe? It is a culinary mystery but one thing is for sure - we all owe a debt of thanks to whoever decided to mix Worcestire sauce, olive oil, anchovies, lemon juice, egg yolk and parmesan cheese together as a dressing for Romaine Lettuce. If you'd like to enjoy a delicious Caesar Salad to celebrate the 100th Anniversary, just pick up a Ready Pac Bistro Caesar Salad at your local food retailer. https://lnkd.in/eXH_JrYN

We are honored to share that industry leader Commercial Food Sanitation L.L.C. (CFS) has awarded Bonduelle Fresh Americas, Irwindale, as one of two recipients of their 2023 Gold Star Award. The annual award recognizes production facilities that demonstrated self-managed excellence in sanitation, hygienic design, and environmental pathogen control in the prior year. This is the second consecutive year that Bonduelle Fresh Americas' Irwindale facility has earned the award. Facilities that receive the award achieved expectations and established programs which demonstrate sustainable characteristics. Their exemplary performances serve as an inspiration to the industry and set a benchmark for excellence in the field. “With great partners like CFS, who communicate and train on industry best practices, and like McDonald’s, who encourage us to be better every day, we are proud of our Irwindale facility for being a Gold Star facility two years in a row,” said Tony Banegas, Vice President of Quality, Food Safety and Industry Relations at Bonduelle. “We choose to meet these ever-increasing standards because we want our consumers and our families to enjoy plant-rich foods that are safe, healthy, and of the highest quality.” You can read the full CFS announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eyYB7Cqd Thank you, Commercial Food Sanitation for this recognition, and for all that you do to keep our food safe! Liz Musharbash Ashley Kearns Pooya Gholipour Jon Clancy Sukhman Pandher #food safety #hygiene #pathogen control #fresh produce  #PassionForFoodSafety  #SanitationExcellence #HygienicDesign

June 7th is World Food Safety Day - an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). The theme this year is  “Prepare for the Unexpected”, which emphasizes the importance of being prepared for all types of food safety incidents, no matter the severity. Food safety is an integral part of our culture at Bonduelle Fresh Americas, and our priority every day. Each of our Associates has a role to play and having a plan in place that identifies each person’s role and responsibility in an unexpected food safety event or crisis, is what ensures the right actions take place and that it is communicated to all affected parties. At Bonduelle Fresh Americas, we are committed to keeping our facilities and products clean, safe, and free of contaminants to ensure that the fresh salads, vegetables and products we prepare are safe for all consumers. At BFA, Food Safety is Everyone’s Business! You can learn more about World Food Safety day here: https://lnkd.in/eivbw_Hy #FoodSafety #Quality #Safety #Trust

Bonduelle Fresh Americas’ Jackson facility was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Southern Crescent Technical College. Beginning this Fall, our Jackson Associates will have the opportunity to strengthen their manufacturing skills at SCTC's Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Butts County while enhancing their leadership capabilities and soft skills through the College’s continuous education program. The grant is funded through the State of Georgia’s High Demand Career Initiatives (HDCI) Program. The HDCI Program provides funding to Georgia employers to incentivize the creation and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs throughout the state. This program provides upskilling opportunities for workers in local communities and increasing the amount of skilled talent within Georgia’s high-demand industries. Special thanks to Dr. Ada V. Bradley , our Jackson Plant Director, Nathalie Williams our Jackson HR lead, and Eric Zimmerman from our Finance team who worked closely with Irvin T. Clark, III, President of SCTC and Ingrid Rider-Owens, VP of Economic Development, SCTC, to create this wonderful opportunity. #upskilling #Georgia #apprenticeship #BCorpCertified #BLabUK

Do you know of any college students who are interested in gaining valuable work experience in the plant-rich food space? Our Summer Internship program is now accepting applications for our 2024 session taking place June 17 - August 23. The program offers the right candidates an opportunity to work in some exciting areas of our company including operations, engineering, sales, transportation and agricultural operations. Full details and a QR code to the application are below. #internships #summerintern #freshproduce #supplychain #marketing

Our Chief Sales Officer, Deanna Jurgens, recently spoke with Melissa De Leon Chavez of Deli Market News about Bonduelle Fresh Americas' dominance in the bowls category - currently at 41% market share. “Bistro Bowls have been a great success story...Offering versatility through variety and enabling a rotation of flavors has been a key component to the Bistro line.” Read the full story on DeliMarketNews: https://lnkd.in/ed--HXWU #vegetarian #plantbased #bcorp