BARTOW, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Department of Citrus teamed up with the state\u2019s \u201cFresh from Florida\u201d campaign and Publix \u2013 one of the nation\u2019s largest retail grocers\u00a0\u2013 to help encourage consumers to choose Florida Citrus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beginning in mid-December, Publix customers will see a label\u00a0featuring the FDOC\u2019s \u201cThere\u2019s Amazing Inside Florida Citrus\u201d mark alongside the\u00a0Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services\u2019<\/a>\u00a0widely-recognized \u201cFresh from Florida\u201d logo\u00a0near the fresh fruit and refrigerated beverage aisle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Publix has\u00a01,093 stores across the Southeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The joint effort aims to help consumers distinguish Florida\u00a0Citrus apart from\u00a0competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCitrus is grown in many regions around the world, so it is important to help consumers identify Florida Citrus,\u201d said Doug Ackerman, executive director of the Florida Department of Citrus. \u201cThis partnership helps consumers easily spot the fruit we know they prefer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the Florida Department of Citrus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Florida Department of Citrus is an executive agency of Florida government charged with the marketing, research and regulation of the Florida citrus industry.\u00a0 Its activities are funded by a tax paid by growers on each box of citrus that moves through commercial channels.\u00a0 The industry employs nearly 76,000 people, provides an annual economic impact close to $9 billion to the state, and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues that help support Florida\u2019s schools, roads and health care services. For more information about the Florida Department of Citrus, please visit\u00a0FloridaCitrus.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new label aims to help consumers distinguish Florida Citrus apart from the rest. BARTOW, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Department of Citrus teamed up with the state\u2019s \u201cFresh from Florida\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":165,"template":"","fdoc_news_item_category":[80,100],"fdoc_citrus_type":[107],"fdoc_health_category":[],"class_list":["post-4150","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fdoc_news_item_category-fdoc","fdoc_news_item_category-industry","fdoc_citrus_type-orange"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t