[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E336]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING MARCH AS NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD MONTH

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                          HON. REID J. RIBBLE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2013

  Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize March as National 
Frozen Food Month and to honor one of my home state's own frozen food 
companies, Seneca Foods Corporation.
   Founded in 1949, Seneca Foods is one of our nation's largest 
processors of fruits and vegetables. In fact, Seneca Foods produces 
more than 2 billion cans and bags of frozen fruit and vegetable 
products every year, which equates to over 5 billion servings.
   I had the pleasure of visiting Seneca's Gillett, Wisconsin plant 
last August. There has been an active canning factory on this site 
since 1909 and Seneca took over the site in 2003.
   Seneca Foods believes in providing the community with jobs and 
continually improving its facilities. At Gillett, this included a 2007 
warehouse expansion that tripled the storage space.
   There are 37 full-time employees at this facility. But in season, it 
grows to employ over 210 seasonal employees and has an annual payroll 
of $4.3 million.
   Much of what I know about Seneca Foods I learned from Executive Vice 
President and COO Paul Palmby, who serves on the Board of the American 
Frozen Food Institute and is the chairman of the Produce for Better 
Health Foundation, PBH, which promote increased consumption of fruits 
and vegetables for better health.
   Both Seneca Foods and the American Frozen Food Institute were 
recognized recently as PBH Fruits & Veggies--More Matters' 
Role Models.
   Working together, these entities regularly promote the nutritional 
benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption as part of an important 
effort to encourage healthy eating.
   Mr. Speaker, in celebration of National Frozen Food Month, I wish to 
applaud Seneca Foods and the entire frozen food industry for their hard 
work and contributions to the health of our nation and its citizens.

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