Schnucks and Frieda's Brought In the Citrus Reinforcements


Thu. March 8th, 2012 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>LOSALAMITOS, CA – Schnucks is getting ready for the Winter citrus season and Frieda's helped out last month by bringing the citrus reinforcements. The retailer hosted a Frieda’s Produce University® event on Saturday, February 25th. Produce managers and staff were present for the event to educate customers on the wonders of citrus and provide tastings throughout the day. The day-long event was hosted by all Schnucks, Logli, and Hilander locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, according to a recent press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mike O’Brien, Vice President of Produce for Schnucks Markets, Inc., states, “Produce University® highlights our produce managers’ knowledge while providing shoppers with fresh education in the produce department." Featured in this session of Frieda's Produce University® were a variety of specialty citrus that included Shasta Mandarins, Cara Cara Oranges, Blood </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">