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4 Wednesday, May 15, 2013 A&B PACKING EQUIPMENT: AN INDUSTRY LEADER What started in a small garage in 1995, A&B Packing Equipment has quickly become an industry leader in fresh pack and processing equipment. After several expansions in 2012, A&B Packing Equipment was relocated to its newly renovated 55,000 square foot building in Lawrence, Michigan. The new facility has provided A&B Packing Equipment the room to accommodate 100 full-time employees. The newly renovated building also allows A&B Packing Equipment the space for in-house production of all their equipment. This new facility enables A&B Packing Equipment to continue growing and meeting the demands of customers worldwide, from South America to China. A&B Packing Equipment maintains the highest quality of sanitation and food safety standards. New for 2013, A&B Packing Equipment will offer a lug washer system. This system helps improve product quality and extends shelf life by reducing the chance of contamination from lugs. The lug washer system is designed to meet all cleaning and sanitation levels for the customer. The lug washer system is available to 20 different configurations. The company has a lug washer system to meet our customer's demand. always, A&B Packing As Equipment will remain small enough to know its customers by name, but large enough to supply our fresh pack and processing customers with the latest custom equipment. The company prides itself on having all the equipment manufactured SILVER CREEK SOFTWARE SUPPORTS PRODUCE MANAGEMENT NEEDS WITH VISUAL PRODUCE Founded in 1982 by John Carpenter, President, and Tina Reminger, Vice President, Silver Creek Software focuses on delivering a state-of-the-art ERP accounting and management system to fresh produce distributors, growers, packers, shippers and brokers. The company first delivered Visual Produce in 1993. Since its release, Visual Produce has been installed in 180 different locations. At Silver Creek Software, there is a focus on providing guidance during customization, training during installation and quality support for each customer. Silver Creek Software's Visual Produce ERP is a fully functional and scalable ERP. Focusing on a solid foundation and individualized customer needs, Visual Produce can be tailored to fit any produce company's business model while providing the stability and functionality expected from an ERP product. Core application modules include Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Inventory Control, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General Ledger. Optional modules include payroll, brokerage management, repack management, Electronic Data Interchange solutions, and numerous others. All modules, core or optional, MOONEY FARMS OFFERS INNOVATIVE ONE-OF-A-KIND PRODUCTS Stores have come to realize that customers in the produce department are shopping for the healthiest items. Sundried tomatoes are a perfect fit because they contain lycopene, a phytochemical and proven antioxidant that fights free radicals in the body. Mooney Farms is glad that produce departments across America have embraced sun-dried tomatoes and welcomed them into the area of the store that they belong. To stay current, Mooney Farms creates new and exciting products for today's consumer. The newest addition to Mooney Farms' 3.5-ounce bag line-up is its Julienne Cut with Greek Oregano, Basil & Garlic. Hand-selected and carefully dried to perfection, Mooney Farms has combined its premium sun-dried tomatoes with the delicious flavors of oregano, basil, and garlic to create the perfect blend of flavors ready for your next recipe or pizza. Other varieties in this line include: Julienne Cut with Italian Basil, and Julienne Cut with Zesty Peppers, along with the two original products Premium Sun Dried Tomato Halves and Premium BANK OF THE WEST EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN FOOD, AGRIBUSINESS Bank of the West, the third largest agricultural lender among commercial banks in the United States, has expanded its presence in the food and agribusiness sector with the opening of its office in Dallas, Texas and the expansion of its team in Sacramento, Calif. This expansion will provide Bank of the West customers with two focused teams specializing in this dynamic space and expanded coverage throughout the country. Executive Vice President and Head of Produce Show Daily in-house. The entire staff at A&B Packing Equipment in involved with every order, starting with the first phone call. The customer service follows the entire process from the initial floor plan layout and concept, to final completion and shipping. The service department has trained field techs to provide on-site service for customers. A&B Packing Equipment is the "go-to" company for difficult product to be packed. The company is known as the problem solvers for their customers who have had no solution available for fresh pack in the past and can help customers who pack anything from blueberries, tomatoes, zucchini, cherries and more. For more information, visit booth 604 at the United Fresh Show 2013, go online to www.abpacking.com, call 269-5394700 or email sales@abpacking.com. are fully integrated to improve reliability and performance. Visual Produce's produce-oriented functionality resides in its many features that include, but are not limited to customer menus, route management and analysis, contract pricing, soft breaker units and commodity boards. Further enhancements include the ability to utilize lots or bins to improve inventory traceability and reporting accuracy. Custom sales and operations tracking boards provide tools to address specific business needs such as tracking order status, load status, item analysis and more. Customization can allow for automation of otherwise tedious processes, such as printing documents at a specific time or during a recurring event. Visual Produce provides easy access to data from many different tools including Report Writer, Data Cubes, Excel, F9, AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH UNITED FRESH Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Lyle Sapp Senior Associate Publisher Director of Sales Kate Seymour Senior Associate Publisher Kim Forrester Jeff Rosano Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Hayden Neeley Jazmine Woodberry Associate Editors Janice Bauer Art Director Yasmine Brown Graphic Designer Ruth Haltiwanger Nicholas Travassos Traffic Managers David Chavez Lynn Hilton Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales Produce Show Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2013. All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520-721-1300/Fax: 520-721-6300 www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy. Zetafax, Roadnet, Wavelink support for hands-free RF Scanners, and more. In addition, Visual Internet Online Ordering allows for customers to enter orders from any computer that has access to the Internet. As with all of Silver Creek Software's products, Visual Internet is Continued on Page 35 Sun Dried Tomatoes Julienne Cut. To display these items and other retail products, Mooney Farms helps the produce manager create a "sun-dried tomato destination" for their shoppers. Mooney Farms' two new metal floor displays offer a small footprint, full-color graphic headers, and holds either one case of all five dry varieties or these items and one case of all of our oil packed products (see attached photo). You can also mix the bagged flavors custom to your stores needs. Mooney Farms also offers full-color recipe booklets on every jar and each of its dry bagged items have a delicious recipe or serving idea on the back. On the company website, Mooney Farms offers the consumer a coupon that can be print- ed and used toward both jarred products and bagged items. Mooney Farms' two floor racks also have a full-color header card on top that denotes its product is from "California," Sun Dried–Extra Moist and Ready to Eat. Mooney Farms interfaces with its customers on a daily basis via its Facebook page. Mooney Farms posts weekly recipe ideas, valuable coupon links, and healthy eating tips to stay in touch with its customers whom it truly values. Mooney Farms knows that its products are healthy and keeps customers up to date on any new medical research that supports eating sun-dried tomatoes. the Agribusiness Division Roger Sturdevant stated, "I am proud of the teams that we have assembled to lead the expansion of these initiatives for Bank of the West. This should provide a significant lift in our already large presence in the food and agribusiness industry." Bank of the West has two food and agribusiness offices, one in Dallas, which is headed by Steve Staples, and the second in Sacramento, which is headed by Casey Garten. Both Staples and Garten have a long history of working in the food and agribusiness space. Staples joined Bank of the West in 2011 and Garten in 2006. Sector specialists working with these two food and agribusiness offices are For more information, www.mooneyfarms.com. visit Continued on Page 6