<p>Jacobs, Malcolm & Burtt (JMB) Produce is gearing up for PMA Fresh Summit with new efforts and product expansion. Since 1888, the company has been serving the fresh produce industry worldwide with recent efforts focused on providing custom packs, ideal for private labels. The company is also concentrating on flow wrap (mechanized bagging) for all weights and configurations for all weights of bagged product as custom packs and styles based on consumer needs.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> JMB is also moving toward product availability from North America all year round, benefitting consumers, and reducing JMB’s carbon footprint by having fewer food miles traveled, according to a press release.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>JMB has a rich history and the company is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a family owned and operated business. JMB now represents over 30% of the asparagus acreage in California. "We don’t take our 50 year anniversary for granted,” states JMB’s Dan Miller. “We have worked hard to get where we are, and we will continue our tradition of getting the highest quality products to the store shelves in the shortest time possible.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Constantly striving to be on the edge of culinary trends, JMB will be serving their signature Asparagus and Bacon Salad, with fresh pomegranate arils with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Visit JMB at booth #519 at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in New Orleans, October 19-20, 2013. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
