River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, CA
Locally operated
Products:
44% market share of salad blends and cut veggies, salad kits, spinach salad, cabbage items, "Popeye" label. Also commodity business: head lettuce, carton broccoli and cauliflower
Food safety:
On-site food safety director
LGMA (one of first signers)
Bio-terrorism safety procedures at all levels from field to distribution
Seed to store traceability assured by transaction numbers
Random samples pulled throughout processing
Green:
No preservatives added to cut veggies or salads
All cardboard and film is recycled
Raw product culls used as cattle feed
Pesticides used:
Monitored b y Primus – also audit fields and crew
Fertilizers used:
In full compliance with auditors
Sustainable:
Optimization of seed varieties – crop rotation
Strictly follow requirements for irrigation and fertilization
Soil testing:
Top ratings from Primus
HACCP approved
Other state and fed. certifications:
"Superior" rating AIB (American Institute of Baking)
Comments:
Supported of American Cancer Society, $H, Special Olympics, Childrens Hospital and more
"Nearly all" salads and cut veggies are Kosher certified