HOUSTON-AREA RETAILERS CONTRIBUTE TO ANNUAL PRODUCE GIFT

The Houston Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association's 14th annual "Gift of Produce" topped one million pounds this year, all donated to the Houston Food Bank during a downtown ceremony at Enron Field. A number of retailers and grower/shippers contributed to the effort, including (left to right): Jerry Farrell, Schoenmann Produce; Jennifer Bailey, Texas Department of Agriculture; Troy Payne, Grocers Supply Produce; John Pope, Mountain King Potatoes; Troy Roundtree, Fresh America; Vince Walker, H.E. Butt Grocery; Lance Barnett, Chiquita Brands; Kevin McKamey, Randall's Food Markets; and 2000 gift committee chairman Gregg Proctor, Kroger Co.