Author: carolinaproduce

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to Phase 2 of FFVP!! Let the fun times begin! We are so excited that you have given us the opportunity to work with you and your district on such a wonderful program. Think VARIETY and mix things up with both whole fruit, different varieties and new colors, plus prepackaged fruits and veggies. Be sure and take not of the new items and the new combo packs. Some of them even combine a fruit and a vegetable!

With ongoing supply chain issues/shortages and labor shortages please keep in mind it is important to place all orders as early as possible. Most of our suppliers are no longer allowing for last minute orders and stick to strict cut off times.

NOTE: Late orders will result in having to take whole fruit and easy to get in stock items, but we will always try to do our best.

As always we are here to help….if you need anything with setting up your school, placing an order, questions about a product, we  are a phone call or e-mail away!!

If you have any questions on your delivery day/order cut off day, please reach out and we will assist you with this.

Thank you so much for your business and we look forward to a GREAT year with you in Phase 2!!!

Hello Everyone and Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year!! We are so happy to have you back and if you are new…WELCOME!!!

We hope everyone had a safe and blessed Summer.

We have some great options to start the school year with. Gold and Gala apples add color and variety to your plate without breaking the budget.

You can mix grape colors between red, green and black for variety, and the cost is closer to the same and many kids have not seen the black or riber!

Pears are a SUPER nice choice, also. Use nectarines and while you can…they will be here for a short time!! Clementines are a super choice! Don’t forget the PLUOTS while we can get them!!!

Right now our tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, cabbage, grape tomatoes and peppers are LOCAL as long as weather permits. We have some AWESOME growers!!

I hope this helps some with ordering and know we are always just a phone call or email away!!

We appreciate each and every one of you!!

Don Welborn

Our drivers are now required to wear some type of protective face covering. This can be a mask, face shield, or a face covering. They should enter your building with these on. If a driver does NOT have one of these, we ask that you kindly require then to go back to the company vehicle and get one before you allow them to enter your facility. Also, if you have any issues with this, please contact us immediately to let us know our drivers are not in compliance with the policy. Keep in mind that this is a new normal and may take a little bit to get used to. We may all look a little different when all you can see is eyes, but you should recognize your driver by uniform. Feel free to ask them to lower their mask or face covering at the door to be identified. We are not out to scare anyone.

Our drivers are encouraged to do very FREQUENT hand washing throughout the day. Each driver will be carrying hand sanitizer and disposable gloves with them during every delivery or when needed. We encourage them to sanitize their hands as frequently as they can.

Our employees are also told if they are experiencing ANY symptoms, they are to stay home and not enter out building at any time. If they experience ANY symptoms during business hours, the are told to immediately report it to us and to not enter any of your facilities.

We have equipment here at Carolina Produce that we use daily to monitor our driver’s temperatures. We hope that this will help in keeping everyone as safe and as healthy as possible.

All of our products containing Romaine Lettuce came from Newma, AZ and all the Romaine involved in the recall came from Salinas, California.  Any product you have from us would be safe.