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14 Wednesday, May 15, 2013 GOT NEW HIRES? USE BLUE BOOK SERVICES "If the produce industry was ever simple, it's not simple today," said Jim Carr, President and Owner of Blue Book Services. "There's always more to learn, and for a new hire it can be especially challenging. When we launched the New Hire Academy in December, we did so wanting to help our member companies meet on-the-job challenges and succeed." Blue Book Services, Inc.'s New Hire Academy (NHA) is designed to educate new employees about fundamental aspects of the produce industry, and can also be viewed by experienced produce professionals as a refresher course on a particular topic. "Blue Book's New Hire Academy will be a part of every new employee's first weeks of training—but just as important, NHA has become an important experience for all our long-tenured veterans as well," said Doug Stoiber, Vice President of Produce Transportation Operations at LMTS. The NHA curriculum consists of five detailed courses and is available to members through Blue Book Online Services IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR PRODUCT WITH AWARD-WINNING PACKAGING FROM ORICS INDUSTRIES Wholesale changes have occurred in the produce departments of supermarkets and club stores where refrigerated products with long shelf lives answer Americans' desires to eat healthier foods that are also convenient to prepare and serve. "Packaging is very important because that is what often what sells the product the first time," said Ori Cohen, President and Owner of ORICS. "Small and mid-size processors don't have the same distribution network as a large company, so they need to extend their shelf-life and present a fresh-looking package with high-end shelf appeal. They don't have the same deep pockets or the luxury of dealing with expiring product like the big guys." Investing in the proper tray seal- PIMWARE, INNOVATORS IN PRODUCT INTEGRITY MONITORING Pimware, an Agoura Hills, Calif.-based company, produces innovative data logging products for companies shipping temperature-sensitive perishables. The acronym PIM stands for Product Integrity Monitoring, reflecting the company's mission: to provide a cold-chain solution to help ensure the freshest and highest quality products are delivered to market. To accomplish this, Pimware has developed a line of easy-to-use products and advanced software to provide the most effective, efficient, and affordable solutions available. Gary Pope, Founding President of Pimware, began building the company in 2009 in Agoura Hills. With a proven track record in software design, Gary Pope's entrepreneurial expertise has helped Pimware advance quickly to gain reputable market recognition. "Pimware's devices are designed to meet the market demand for portable and sophisticated logging products, while still remaining affordable for any company and user-friendly for any employee," said Pope. "This way we can meet the differential needs of a variety of companies across any industry." These products are designed to read temperature—the most important factor in the spoilage of products –document data, and calculate the integrity, or shelf life, of a product during shipping, handling, and storage. Logistical tracking is also available to track batches as they pass through checkpoints and are handled by different workers. When used in conjunction with Pimware's customizable software and databases, these products provide a data logging service unparalleled by any other company on the market. The product line CRUNCH PAK UNVEILS NEW FRESH SLICED APPLE CREATIONS Crunch Pak® is the fresh apple slice product specialist. Crunch Pak was founded by apple growers who believed that people would consume more apples if they were easier to eat. Crunch Pak uses the perfect recipe of vitamin C and calcium to prevent spoilage and maintain the crispness of an apple after it's sliced. Crunch Pak's breathable bags allow the sliced apples to receive the right mixture of oxygen while emitting carbon dioxide, and that combination ensures the apples maintain optimum quality throughout the supply chain and ensures a 21-day shelf life. Crunch Pak brought out last fall a new line for kids called FlavorZTM. Crunch Pak FlavorZ are apples infused Produce Show Daily at www.producebluebook.com. "There is no charge to members," Carr explained. "We are very grateful to the industry experts at the Fresh Link Group, LLC and Rynn & Janowsky, LLP who volunteered their time to contribute to this important initiative. These online tutorials are rigorous and of the highest quality." "The depth, breadth, and thoroughness of topics covered in NHA give our team members invaluable tools in understanding our customers and the industry's needs and expectations. We know of no other source where so much important information can be accessed so easily," said Stoiber, whose company is the official sponsor of NHA. Since the program launch in December, the sessions have been watched thousands of times and become "required" learning for firms across the industry. Numerous employees have watched all the instructional sessions and successfully passed the associated testing. Some companies, like LMTS, have certified multiple employees. Blue Book Services is giving away a $100 Visa gift card to one lucky booth visitor. No matter if you're a new hire or industry veteran, stop by Blue Book's booth 619 for your chance to win. ing machinery can not only improve a product's shelf-life it can improve its appearance as well. ORICS offers the largest variety of tray-sealing machines with advanced technology for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (M.A.P.) in the industry. In addition, ORICS offers complete, turnkey systems including de-nesters, fillers, conveyors and cappers. Many products benefit from M.A.P., and so the interaction of the packaging material with the product needs to be precisely determined and controlled. ORICS has more than 20 years of experience supplying M.A.P. equipment to the packaging industry, providing creative pack- aging solutions to many of the industry's top packagers. ORICS' newest in-line tray sealing machines are engineered to integrate with any straight line conveyor system. Trays can run randomly or evenly spaced, continuous or intermittent motion, and the sealers will orient them to the proper center distance. The new ILTS, S-30 and SLTS series are packaging machines designed for low, medium and high-speed applications respectively. For more information, visit booth 1322, call 718-461-8613 or visit the company on the web at www.orics.com. includes: and even water! PIMs Product Integrity Monitors (PIMs), are attached to the product or container during transportation and/or within the storage environment. Their internal sensor detects and stores data regarding temperature changes. An internal database collects other logistics data. PIMs are reusable, water resistant, and store up to 6 million samples. Remotes The wireless remote control operates in two ways; by reading data collected by the PIMs, as well as transmitting program commands to each PIM, both with a simple point-and-click. This remote communicates via infrared signaling. Once all data is collected, the remote can then transmit information to the computer reader for uploading to a company database. The wireless remote can data collected by the PIMs from a radius of 4 to 5 feet, and can read data through translucent plastic, glass, with a natural flavoring that result in another fruit flavor. The apples are infused after slicing which means the texture and appearance are not changed. Crunch Pak has partnered with Disney for both the FlavorZ line and a line called Disney Foodles, which are interesting combinations of fruits and other sides like dips and cheese, in a fun, Mickey Mouse-shaped tray featuring colorful images of Disney characters. The company continues to expand the fresh apple Foodles choices and has introduced its Princess line in the shape of Cinderella's For more information, visit Blue Book Services at United Fresh booth 619 or log on to BBOS (www.producebluebook.com) and click on the "New Hire Academy" button under Education. Readers The reader plugs into a computer's USB port and is used to relay information wirelessly between the remote, PIM tags, the company database. By aiming the remote directly at the reader, with one click, data will be uploaded. You can also place the PIM tag itself near the Reader to read the data directly from the PIM. The reader can also program the remote to send logistics information to the PIM and to do application-specific integrity checks. Produce, pharmaceuticals, wine, ammunition, organ/plasma transportation, refrigerated trucking, HVAC, and DNA preservation are just some examples of industries that can benefit from employing Pimware products. For more information, visit booth 1338 at United Fresh 2013, go online to www.pimware.com, call 866-256-0905 or email sales@pimware.com. carriage. Crunch Pak creates both FlavorZ and Foodles in accordance with strict nutritional guidelines created by Disney to assure they are nutritionally balanced for kids. The co-brand with Disney allows Crunch Pak to engage with kids through a beloved reference point and make the snack experience fun and inviting. For more information about Crunch Pak's products, contact Tony Freytag at Tonyf@Crunchpak.com, by phone at 509782-7753 or online at www.Crunchpak.com.