Press Releases

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2008

• April 29, USA Pears to Announce Winner of Canadian Culinary Student Recipe Contest at CPMA Conference in May

2007

• December 5, Celebrate National Pear Month - Holiday Entertaining with USA Pears!
• November 16, Bartlett Pear Ripeness Guide Now Available from USA Pears
• September 12, USA Pears Partners with Imbibe Magazine in Nationwide Pear Cocktail Contest
• September 6, Pear Bureau Northwest Announces Season Two of "Pear Panache" and Recognizes Chef Scott Dolich of Park Kitchen
• September 4, USA Pears Acknowledged by Industry Leaders in New Zealand and Canada
• July 18, Northwest Fresh Pear Crop Estimates Released for 2007 Season
• July 9, USA Pears Announces Grand Prize Winner of its "Perfect Pairs" Contest
• July 9, Pear Bureau Northwest Hires Regional Marketing Manager
• March 19, Pear Bureau Northwest Partners in Launch of Fruits & Veggies--More Matters Health Initiative
• February 6, Messaging Regarding Health Benefits of Pears to Reach Pharmacy Patrons

2006

• November 15, Pears Make a Splash as Fresh Drink Trend for 2007
• September 6, Pear Bureau Northwest Recognizes Seattle Chef Kathy Casey for her "Pear Panache"
• August 28, Pear Bureau Northwest Launches "Pear Panache" Chef Recognition Program
• August 28, Pear Bureau Northwest Hires Communications Manager
• July 26, FDA Boosts Pear Fiber Content by 50 Percent
• March 1, Pear Bureau Northwest Celebrates 75 Years

2005

• Jan. 10, Winter Pears "Bosc" in Limelight as USDA Proclaims January 2005 National Pear Month
• March 2, Need Fiber? Get Pears! Pears Listed as Top Fiber Fruit in New Dietary Guidelines
• March 23, Pear Bureau NW Receives National Excellence Award for Industry Efforts/New Brochures Help Spread Pear Nutrition Story
• March 23, Pear Bureau Northwest Hires Regional Manager for Northeast Territory
• April 6, WAPA Members Share Strategies to Increase Global Consumption
• April 28, It's Easy to Eata "Pear" of Servings - New serving sizes may help consumers better visualize what a serving of fruit looks like
• July 20, Pear Bureau Northwest Sponsors Local Olympic Athlete
• October 12, Pear Bureau Northwest President Selected as Officer for US Agricultural Export Development Council

2004

2003

• January 6, USA Pears on the Move with Innovative "Pear Packer"
• January 29, WAPA - Leading Apple and Pear Producing Countries Meet in Berlin, 17 January "
• April 2, Northwest USA Pear Industry Annual and Regulatory Meetings Set"
• April 10, Eating Apples, Pears Before Each Meal Increases Weight Loss in Women, Brazilian Researchers Report
• May 28, Fresh Pears Make the Grade in USDA Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program
• Sept. 23, Northwest Pear Crop Arrives With Favorable Conditions
• Oct. 27, USDA to Purchase up to 6.1 Million Pounds of Fresh Northwest Pears
• Dec. 17, USA Bartletts Will Have Extended Season

2002

• October 8, USA Pears Headed to Cuba After a 40-year Absence
• October 10, Partridge in a Pear Tree Ornament Returns For 11th Year
• October 21, Pear Bureau Appoints Public Relations Manager
• November 21, Pears Add Distinctive Flair to Holiday Offerings
• December 18, NW Bartletts Expected to Run through January