All distributors are facing shortages from manufacturers of canned fruit. This was due to several bad crops last year, creating a massive shortage in the industry. Distributors are making every effort to get product in. Substitutions may be necessary on some fruits, e.g. sliced for diced.
Remittance Address for Sysco Central Texas
SYCO CENTAL TEXAS, INC.
1260 Schwab Rd.
New Braunfels, Texas 78132
To prevent delays to your account, DO NOT send payments to old PO Box.
Attention: Vendors, Brokers & Manufactuers Want to get Texas 20 cooperative members to view your website? Take a look at the adverstising wheel! Members can directly click on your company logo and have instance access to your website. Under the header tab "About Us", click on Brokers/Manufacturers. There you can locate the Website Adverstisment Contract Link at the bottom of the page.
Produce Quote Template Available A template is now available when obtaining price quotes for your weekly produce purchases. The documents may be acessed via Resource Tools under Produce Quotes.
J.M Smucker Company Limited Voluntary Recall J.M. Smucker Company announced a limited voluntary recall of specific lots of bulk packs of Uncrustables®
sandwiches. Complete details located on Resource Tools under Product Updates.
Kellogg's Voluntary Recall of Certain Mini Wheats Cereal
Kellogg
Company is voluntarily conducting a Class ll recallof certain Kellogg's®
Frosted Mini-Wheats® Bite Size cereal and Kellogg's®
Mini-Wheats® Unfrosted Bite Size cereal.
Complete details located on Resource Tools under Product Updates..
Del Monte Fruit Withdrawal Del Monte is withdrawing from canned fruit due to product shortages and seasonal conditions for the entire 2012 - 2013 selling season. Complete details located on Resource Tools under Product Updates.
Seneca Limited Inventory Seneca is implenting withdrawal and/or pallet restrictions effective immediately. For complete details go to Resource Tools under Product Updates.
Par-Pak Product Shortage Par-Pak is facing shortages in products due to supply and demand. Complete details located on Resource Tools under Product Updates.
Commodity State Warehouses Commodity Storage will be reduced from 60 days to 45 days. Be sure to review your stored commodities at the state warehouse. View your Commodity Bulletin at TX-UNPS https://txunps1.texasagriculture.gov/txunps/Splash.aspx.
Yvette Newell with DoD Fresh Fruits and Vegetables School Districts that have requested produce through the USDA/DoD Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program may contact Yvette Newell for any assistance.
Yvette M. Newell
Customer Specialist - Produce
DLA - Troop Support
Fort Worth Office
Phone: 817 306-9643
FAX: 817 306-9643
Cell: 817 538-1484 yvette.newell@dla.mil
