[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5152-5153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL FROZEN FOOD MONTH

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                        HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2013

  Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize National Frozen 
Food Month. Frozen food companies play a vital role in providing 
families with a diverse range of convenient and nutritious foods to 
support healthy eating and an active lifestyle.
   Frozen foods companies also make an important contribution to the 
American economy by supporting more than 225,000 jobs nationwide with a 
combined annual payroll topping $8.5 billion. From the farm to the city 
the economic impact of frozen food companies can be seen all across the 
country.
   It is a great honor that I salute two frozen food companies 
employing folks in Tennessee. Since 1906 the Kellogg Company has helped 
families start there day off right. Kellogg has operated the largest 
Eggo frozen waffle facility in the country from Rossville, TN since 
1988. Kellogg's expanded the facility in 1992 and again in 2006.
   Kellogg and the frozen food industry are also giving back to 
America's communities. Their MorningStar Farms' brand 
sponsored the Frozen Food Foundation's 2013 5K last month bringing 
together 400 youth, teens and adults, including the Boys & Girls Clubs 
in a public display of their commitment to health and wellness.
   Another frozen food leader in Tennessee is the Pictsweet food 
company. Family-owned and family-run for four generations, the company 
continues to be pure Tennessee. Founded in 1945 and headquartered in 
Bells, Tennessee the company has weathered good times and bad while 
still providing American families with delicious frozen garden-fresh 
vegetables across the United States.
   With six manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United 
States, the Pictsweet Brand is now one of the fastest growing national 
retail brands of frozen vegetables.
   Mr. Speaker, in celebration of National Frozen Food Month, I applaud 
Kellogg's, Pictsweet and the entire frozen food industry for their hard 
work in providing jobs and nutritious food to our country.

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