[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18361-18362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING FRED R. RUIZ

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 10, 2007

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Fred 
R. Ruiz upon being honored with the 2007 Community Salute Award, a 
tribute given to remarkable individuals who have devoted service to 
California

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agriculture, the food service industry and their community. Mr. Ruiz 
will be receiving this honor from the Ag One Foundation at California 
State University-Fresno on June 29, 2007.
  Mr. Ruiz is co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Ruiz Foods, Inc, the 
largest manufacturer and marketer of frozen Mexican foods in the 
Nation. It was in 1964 when the Ruiz family first began with only a 
mixer, a small freezer, and a willingness to work hard. Today, Ruiz 
Foods has risen to become one of the Nation's top Hispanic-owned 
manufacturing firms.
  Ruiz Foods manufactures and markets the El Monterey brand of frozen 
Mexican food. As one of the largest manufacturers of its kind, Ruiz 
Foods contributes greatly to the consumption of California's beef, 
wheat, cheese, tomatoes, eggs and many other products. The positive 
effect on California agriculture and the surrounding community is 
extraordinary.
  Fred Ruiz has demonstrated his dedication to the advocacy of 
education through his establishment of the Ag One--Fred Ruiz 
Scholarship Endowment Fund to benefit students pursuing a degree in the 
College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Fred R. Ruiz upon receiving 
the 2007 Community Salute Honor. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Mr. Ruiz many years of continued success.

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