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California League Of Food Producers
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Due to the high unemployment rate in many parts of the region, the demand for food often exceeds the supply at most of the food banks in the Central Valley. The California Association of Food Banks is looking to expand its network of contacts and to identify obstacles to increased donations. Many CLFP members already make generous donations to local groups but may not get enough credit for all their good works. Some companies would like to do more as a component of their corporate responsibility programs, but are not sure how to best participate. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is launching an initiative to reduce waste in the food system by promoting the donation of excess or un-harvested products.
CLFP is a member of a broad coalition of agricultural and food groups that are supporting efforts to increase donations to food banks and other feeding organizations during this holiday season, and throughout the year. CLFP is participating in this coalition to help our members learn about opportunities to donate food, identify barriers to increased donations, and to ensure that the contributions made by our members are recognized by policy makers.
CLFP staff recently distributed a brief survey to our Board of Directors regarding this issue and the information collected will help us ascertain how much product is typically donated, problems that are encountered in making donations, and what information or services might encourage firms to be more active in making donations. The individual survey results will be kept confidential and only used for aggregation purposes. The survey information should identify where the statewide coalition should focus its efforts to be most effective.
If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this issue, please contact Rob Neenan in the CLFP office.
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CLFP is a member of a broad coalition of agricultural and food groups that are supporting efforts to increase donations to food banks and other feeding organizations during this holiday season, and throughout the year. CLFP is participating in this coalition to help our members learn about opportunities to donate food, identify barriers to increased donations, and to ensure that the contributions made by our members are recognized by policy makers.
CLFP staff recently distributed a brief survey to our Board of Directors regarding this issue and the information collected will help us ascertain how much product is typically donated, problems that are encountered in making donations, and what information or services might encourage firms to be more active in making donations. The individual survey results will be kept confidential and only used for aggregation purposes. The survey information should identify where the statewide coalition should focus its efforts to be most effective.
If you have any comments or suggestions regarding this issue, please contact Rob Neenan in the CLFP office.
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Capitol News
Reforming California’s Proposition 65 was a hot button topic in the 2013 Legislative Session. CLFP has taken a keen interest in this issue given the number of lawsuits filed against food manufacturers in recent history.
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Regulatory Insights
On October 25, 2013, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) met to discuss proposed amendments to the AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Program. The Board considered staff recommendations to both the Mandatory Reporting Rules and the Cap-and-Trade regulation and voted on resolutions (Res. 13-43 and Res. 13-44, respectively) both of which provide direction to the Executive Officer and CARB Staff on issues to be revisited. An updated Resolution, which will reflect the issues discussed at the end of the Board meeting, will be posted within the next two weeks.
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Program for Eligible Businesses Will Help Retain and Attract Jobs in California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will soon begin offering a competitive new electric rate aimed at promoting economic development by making it possible for eligible employers to keep, expand or launch new operations in California rather than leave the state. The new rate is designed to benefit all PG&E customers by making more revenues available to cover fixed costs.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will soon begin offering a competitive new electric rate aimed at promoting economic development by making it possible for eligible employers to keep, expand or launch new operations in California rather than leave the state. The new rate is designed to benefit all PG&E customers by making more revenues available to cover fixed costs.
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Announcements
February 19 & 20, 2014 Sacramento Convention Center
With more than 200 exhibitors and 1,800 attendees, Food Processing Expo is the largest tradeshow in California devoted exclusively to food processing. The purpose of the Expo is to bring the industry together by offering a tradeshow floor with exhibits featuring machinery, equipment, supplies, services and other vendors with innovative products for the industry.
With more than 200 exhibitors and 1,800 attendees, Food Processing Expo is the largest tradeshow in California devoted exclusively to food processing. The purpose of the Expo is to bring the industry together by offering a tradeshow floor with exhibits featuring machinery, equipment, supplies, services and other vendors with innovative products for the industry.
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New Members
BCM offers full construction services including preliminary budget, design and constructability review, value engineering, and material recommendations. Our experience includes tilt-up concrete, precast concrete, pre-engineered buildings, steel and wood frame assures you the best and most cost-effective solutions for your project.
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We manufacture corrugated boxes, litho laminated boxes, as well as chipboard folding cartons.
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Regatta Solutions provides SMART POWER energy solutions to meet and exceed your energy demand using Microturbines as onsite power generation, resulting in lower energy costs that positively impact your bottom line.
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