[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4235]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           FROZEN FOOD MONTH

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, today I wish to acknowledge Frozen 
Food Month and to recognize the frozen food industry's significant 
efforts to ensure that families and schoolchildren across the United 
States have access to healthy, affordable foods such as fruits and 
vegetables.
  In our all too often hectic lives, frozen foods give Americans the 
flexibility to quickly prepare meals that are both nourishing and 
affordable.
  School lunch planners also rely on frozen foods as they seek to serve 
healthy, child-friendly meals while stretching limited budgets. For 
instance, frozen fruits and vegetables are readily available and offer 
outstanding nutritional value to schoolchildren year-round.
  Even during these tough economic times, the frozen food industry 
continues to provide much needed American jobs, with almost 100,000 
employees working in nearly 700 facilities nationwide.
  I would like to take this opportunity to honor one of my home State's 
own frozen food companies, National Frozen Food Corporation. 
Headquartered in Seattle, WA, National is currently celebrating its 
100th year as a leader in the frozen foods industry.
  National began its impressive history when a man named William 
McCaffray, Sr., started selling frozen strawberries in 1912. With a 
$5,000 loan from a friend, Mr. McCaffray built his small business from 
the ground up, and in the 1930s expanded to selling frozen vegetables 
as well as fruit. From Mr. McCaffray's humble beginnings, National has 
grown to be one of our country's premiere private-label frozen 
vegetable producers and employs 670 people throughout the year. Today, 
National Frozen Foods is committed to continued improvement through 
innovation within its own walls and at the industry level.
  I am proud to acknowledge the part that National Frozen Foods 
Corporation has played in our economy in Washington State, as well as 
the positive impact that the frozen foods industry as a whole continues 
to have on the United States. In celebration of Frozen Foods Month, I 
applaud the employees and management of National Frozen Foods 
Corporation, and of the entire frozen food industry, for their hard 
work and contributions to our country.

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