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Nonprofit finds new Salinas, CA-based partner in produce distribution

Brighter Bites welcomes new manager of sourcing

April 29, 2021 Brighter Bites, a Houston, TX-based nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into students and families hands, hired Amy Priebe as its new sourcing manager. Priebe joins Brighter Bites with years of produce sourcing experience, most recently working at Imperfect Foods as the produce merchandising and category manager. In her new role, Priebe will work closely with produce suppliers and distributors from across the country to ensu...

April 22, 2021 Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, hosted a virtual fundraising event — Get Smart in the Kitchen — earlier this month. The event featured Marcia Smart, developer and chef of Smart in the Kitchen, who prepared three simple and nutritious meals using fresh ingredients that can be found in Brighter Bites’ produce boxes. Also engaged on screen were Brighter Bites’ ...

PMA challenges industry to grow a healthier world Produce Marketing Association (PMA) will hold an executive workshop April 19 to mobilize the industry in support of the UN International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The workshop will feature leaders from government and non-profit networks who will share tangible outputs from the programs they lead to drive access, availability and consumption of fresh produce. Attendees will also be the first to hear about the PMA Growing a Healthier...

March 1, 2021 Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, announced its new supplier partnership with Mr Greens Produce Texas. The partnership is a strategic one that will support Brighter Bites in continuing to bring fresh food to Austin-area families. Through this partnership, Mr Greens will collect produce from a variety of sources, then store, pack and deliver individual family boxes to pa...

New supplier partner for Texas nonprofit Brighter Bites, a non-profit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, announces its new supplier partnership with Mr Greens Produce Texas. The partnership is a strategic one that will support Brighter Bites in continuing to bring fresh food to Austin area families. Through this partnership, Mr Greens will collect produce from a variety of sources, then store, pack and deliver i...

February 5, 2021 Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands, will continue partnering with the Houston Food Bank, its most critical and longest-standing Houston-area partner, to help serve families in need of fresh food. Throughout the fall of 2020 and into 2021, Brighter Bites and the Houston Food Bank ensured local families received the fresh produce and nutrition education on schedule, even as the area experienced the un...

Houston-based nonprofit announces appointment to board of directors Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization delivering fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands, has added Chelsea Collins to its board of directors to further strengthen community relations in its seven cities and continue to develop the company’s nutrition education pillar. “Chelsea Collins has a strong track record of engaging communities and bringing people together,” said Lisa Helfman, founder and boa...