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How complex is the US food Supply Chain? A team at the University of Illinois just developed the first high-resolution map of the U.S. food supply chain showing how food gets from farms to your home. https://bit.ly/34aeQto

Cathy Burns, @pma CEO discusses nine #consumer trends affecting #produce sales. Do you have an emotional connection to any food brands? https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com//9-consumer-trends

What are four trends that will drive growth in fresh produce in 2020? Transparency and trust for starters. https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com//4-trends-will-dri

93% of Americans say the freshness of their #fruits and #vegetables is extremely or very important . Flavor comes in second at 89%, followed by food safety (88%), appearance (78%), nutrition (78%), wide selection (73%) and price (72%). #HealthyEating https://bit.ly/2mEp30S

Congratulations to Zeno Group for being a finalist in the PR Week Purpose Awards for Best Use of Technology for "Zest Labs Brings a Fresh Solution to Solving the $218 Billion Food Waste Problem." https://www.prweek.com//shortlist-inaugural-purpose-awards

September is Family Meals Month. Are you able to have dinner with your family at least once a week? The Cleavers managed to do it but times have changed. Read about the benefits of family meals: https://www.zestlabs.com/benefits-family-meals/ #FamilyMealsMonth

We've blogged about this several times. Date labels are not only confusing but often not accurate. Harvest dates do not take into account harvest conditions and post-harvest variations. Zest Fresh does! https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com//dating-horror-sto

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It's #FamilyMealsMonth. FMI is promoting the value of getting the family together around the dinner table. How many times a week do you have a family meal? Learn why this is important in today's Zest Labs blog: https://www.zestlabs.com/benefits-family-meals/

A story about Aunt Sylvia, the "Ghost of Safe Summer Picnics, Present and Future" and a reminder about food safety for the Labor Day weekend! https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/08/187575/

It's National Bow Tie Day. Apparently, the bow tie set the new fashion style of neckties in the early 17th century. French soldiers brought the cravat back to France following the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). They elevated the design from Croatian soldiers that used this necktie to keep the collars of their shirts together. Zesty just thinks they look good.

Dog-gone-it...well, better late than never. A dog is also a Zesty's best friend.

Can the principles of Total Quality Management be applied to the fresh food supply chain? You betcha! Find out how in the latest Zest Labs blog: https://www.zestlabs.com/improving-operational-efficiency-/

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the premier of "The Wizard of Oz" on August 25th. It's still *fresh* every time you see it. #WizardofOz