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From Forklift to Fork: A Day in the Life of Robbie Sigona, Produce Buyer
Sigona's Office Deliveries Quarterly Feature While we’re fast asleep, the workday is just beginning for cab drivers, bakers, stockers, and the people who source the produce at your favorite restaurants and independent grocery stores. Robbie Sigona is one of them. He buys award winning produce for both Sigona’s Farmers Market …Summer’s Seasonal Produce
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Why is my orange green?
Fruit fact! Despite their name, oranges are winter fruits that need cool weather to get their namesake color. As the fruit matures on the tree, it develops chlorophyll, which is vital for photosynthesis and allows fruit to absorb energy from sunlight. Cold nights cause the fruit to lose the green …All About Stone Fruit
The peachiest season Nothing says spring like a freshly ripened peach, sweet-tart apricot, or vibrantly red cherry. It’s almost as if sticky fingers and peach juice-stained chins are the official uniforms of warmer weather! Stone fruit season begins mid-to-late April and runs until October. While you might see peaches and …
Four Office-friendly Salad Hacks
Wilted greens? Soggy croutons? Leaky dressing containers? When that midday lunch salad is good, it’s good, but when it’s bad, it’s really bad! Luckily, we’ve got some salad hacks to help you take your salad from a lunch you have to eat, to one you want to eat. To celebrate …Spring's Seasonal Produce
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Top Three Convenience Services Trends from The NAMA Show 2022
Earlier this month, the Sigona’s team attended The NAMA Show, the largest event for the convenience services industry, exhibiting for our Fruit For Thought healthy snack brand. This year at McCormick Place in Chicago, the three-day event was buzzing with energy and excitement over a recovering industry and a look …Snack Sensations from Expo West
We’re finally back from the 2022 Natural Products Expo West. It was our first time back since 2019, and we had a blast! It was an inspiring and educational three-day event with seminars on topics from plant-based eating to sustainable food packaging and wall to wall exhibitors sharing their innovative …Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe
Recipe adapted from the New York Times. March 16th is National Artichoke Day. We love eating them boiled, steamed, grilled, and fried, but today we’re honoring the artichoke with a recipe for spinach artichoke dip. Whether it’s a meeting or a Friday party, this dip is sure to be a …Six Snack Trends from the 2022 Winter Fancy Food Show
We kicked off February at the Specialty Food Association’s 2022 Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a jam-packed three-day event with thousands of specialty snacks and flavors from all over the world. We spent a lot of time talking to exhibitors, reading nutrition labels, and of …
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