February 2010
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Topics covered in this issue--
President's Message: Back to the Basics
 Welcome back.
Haven't seen you since 2009. We're already well into our first quarter of 2010. And the cutbacks continue with WalMart cutting 12,000 from their staff in today's news and on Thursday President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. All old news by the time you're reading the FIBR letter.
Back to the Basics is my message for this quarter. When a Quarter was also 25 cents we used to say: "Watch your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves." Today, we say: "Watch your nickels and dimes and the dollars will take care of themselves."
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FIBR Welcomes New Board Members!
Congratulations! to Maurie Thomas of Caldwell Fresh Foods and Laura Lee of Soyfoods of America for their acceptance to the FIBR Board of Directors. We are excited to welcome them and look forward to the expertise and dedication they will bring! Here is a little about each of them:
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Global Population Growth and Liberalized Trade Laws Fuel
Increased Opportunities in Processed Food Exports
By Dwayne A. Gathers
As a new year begins, the nation’s economy continues to suffer from high unemployment rates, reduced consumer demand, difficulty in accessing credit, and an uncertain regulatory environment given discussions on major policy issues in Washington, D.C. that could affect business. Closer to home, the state’s economic situation remains a challenge as the Governor and state legislature prepare to deal with another difficult budget year and the same for many cities throughout the state and our region here in Southern California.
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A Message From: County of San Diego Wholesale Food Warehouse Inspection Program - Who We Are & How We Can Help You!
The San Diego county Wholesale Food Warehouse Inspection Program was implemented in 2003 after the Wholesale Food Warehouse Ordinance was enacted by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors and was adopted by all municipalities in the county. The ordinance was created with the collaboration of the representatives from both the retail and wholesale food industries partners. This was initiated because risk assessments of the Department of Environmental Health’s retail food facility inspection program identified food safety concerns associated with possibly contaminated food products and products obtained from unapproved sources. Consequently, the wholesale food warehouse inspection and enforcement program under the authority of Department of Environmental Health (DEH) was established, including a mandatory annual health permit fee, plan check requirement and food handling regulations applicable to every wholesale food warehouses in the county.
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Trust in Your Estate Planning
Help Protect Your Legacy With A Trust
By: Sam Bordcosh
Success in the food industry is hard enough for business owners with their time being in such short supply. However, building a successful business is nothing without a proper estate plan to protect and preserve your life’s work. Using trusts is a great way to protect assets, help create a legacy, and maintain control of your estate.
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2010 Begins New Partnerships for FIBR!
FIBR is joining forces with two great organizations in 2010! CHARO Community Development Corporation and Roundtable of Food Professionals (RFP).
CHARO has over a forty year history of serving the business community of Southern California. With offices in Los Angeles and Riverside, they offer a myriad of services that compliment FIBR’s programs. Many of you have approached FIBR about how to get WMBE Certified, CHARO has a program for that. Just getting started? CHARO offers the ABC’s of Business Start up & Micro Loans. Want to lean how to supply the schools, utilities or municipalities? Need to determine if you are ready to approach the COSTCO’s of the world? CHARO can help you figure that out too. FIBR’s sees this new partnership with CHARO as an opportunity for our members to learn about business services that can help them grow and stay competitive. FIBR can also be an avenue for CHARO members to access food safety trainings, learn in our business-related seminars and take advantage of FIBR’s networking opportunities.
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FIBR News Bites
Congratulations! to FIBR member, Gavina & Sons (Gavina Coffee) for their front- page Business Section feature in the Los Angeles Times on January 5, 2010! If you missed it, read it here. What a great story, What a great family, What a great success!
Come Join Us! Chinese New Year Networking Dinner – February 11th from 5 to 7 p.m. in Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown. Come Celebrate the Year of the Tiger! FIBR is partnering with the Roundtable of Food Professionals (RFP) for this great networking opportunity! Visit the event page for more details.
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