What’s In a Fruit Cutting? Far More Than Just Fruit… It’s All About Quality.
By: Tara Jewell, Marketing Insights Associate In this article, you will find: We’ve previously talked about the Leahy-IFP fruit cutting process with QA technician Renata Schaad. During the course of that process, we measure our own products against our own specs. It’s a painstaking effort, and our quality assurance team is meticulous in its analysis […]
Carbotrol® Fruit—Setting the highest standard
By: Tara Jewell, Marketing Insights Associate In this article, you will learn about: Though our founder William H. Leahy started what is now known as Leahy-IFP in the late 50s, it wasn’t until 1978 that he launched our flagship brand Carbotrol® Canned Fruit. Before Carbotrol®, canned fruit was packed in heavy syrup or water. Packing […]
Sesame and Food Allergies
By: Sara Tyler, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager Allergens, and people with allergies, are all around us. Even if you, personally, do not have allergies — you likely know someone who has at least one food allergy. But, as common as they may seem, do you actually know what these allergens and allergies are […]
Can I eat that?
By: Stephanie Marks, Director Of Quality Assurance and Commercialization I cannot tell you how many times I am asked the question, “Can I eat this?” It is typically preceded with a description of the food, say a yogurt, and a very vague idea of the storage conditions: it’s been in my lunch bag since yesterday, […]