Happy Labor Day!

As we celebrate Labor Day in the U.S. next Monday, we need to remember that it’s not just a day off of work and the unofficial end to summer. It’s a day to celebrate and appreciate workers everywhere and recognize their hard work and dedication. We’re celebrating workers during the whole month of September. During GROW Month this September, consumers and retailers can participate in giving back to the workers who grow our bananas in Mexico. We take pride in taking care of workers through the GROW fund, which contributes to medical, dental and scholarship programs for our workers and their families.

Coming next week: Special contest for creative organic displays! Check back for details.

We want to wish everyone a very happy and safe Labor Day!

Back to School with GROW

Summer is almost over and families are gearing up for a new school year. With a renewed devotion to nutritious, wholesome foods, parents are looking for creative ways to get their kids to eat healthy. GROW bananas are the perfect solution, whether it is as a handy fruit in a lunch box, or as part of a delicious recipe. And during GROW Month retailers can take advantage of additional GROW promotional help that will highlight organic bananas for your customers.

GROW Month is an annual event in September. That’s when children all over the US head back to school, and it’s also when your customers can focus on helping the children of farm workers in Mexico. Each purchase means more help for young people so that they will become stronger, more educated members of society. GROW funding provides them with scholarships, school supplies, tutoring, uniforms, field trips and living accommodations.

Here are a few recipe ideas to help spark your customers’ imaginations and culinary skills:

Banana “Hot Dogs"

Healthy Banana Cookies

Banana Brownies

Quick Banana Rollups

Organic Vegan Banana Bread

Setting Up a GROW Display + Contest for Retailers!

GROW Month is quickly approaching, and we’re preparing supplies to make participation easy and effective for you. In addition to banana bags during the month of September, we

will have downloadable POPs, recipe cards, weekly merchandising tips and in-store demos for select stores.

Setting up a GROW Month display is easy. First, contact Organics Unlimited and order GROW bananas, GROW banana bags and recipe cards for your store. Next, download our POP, print and display the POP near GROW bananas and recipe cards. When bananas start to ripen past the optimum selling stage, put them into a GROW banana bag printed with an easy recipe. Shoppers can purchase the ripened bananas to use for baking and cooking, and retailers can choose to sell these bananas at a discounted rate. Retailers can also lay the bags near the bananas and allow shoppers to select their own hands of bananas to place in the bags.

Would you like any special POPs or sales materials for your store? Contact us, and our design team can create materials specific to your store’s needs.

Coming next week: Special contest for creative organic displays! Check back for details.

We look forward to September, and thanks for your support!

Utilizing Banana Bags for GROW Month

By popular demand, we're offering GROW banana bags again this year during GROW Month (September 2011). The banana bags are a great way for retailers to increase banana sales and sell ripened bananas for baking uses. This year, we've printed a recipe on the back for Healthy Banana Cookies. This easy recipe calls for ripened GROW bananas and a few vegan ingredients. The recipe is unique and simple which will encourage customers to purchase ripened bananas. Stick ripened bananas in bags and display prominently in the produce section near some GROW header cards. Customers will be able to get familiar with the cause while retailers will be able to sell ripened bananas.

Make sure you have a good supply of GROW bananas as well as merchandising support materials for the summer as well as for GROW Month. Email mayra@organicsunlimited.com or call us at 619-710-0658.

Unique Ideas for GROW Month

GROW Month is quickly approaching, and we’re making sure that retailers are prepared for the month of September. GROW Month enables retailers to sell more bananas, get involved and participate in a cause that customers will love. We’ve created downloadable POPs, header cards and unique banana bags. We will also be participating in in-store events in order to support retailers and encourage banana sales.

However, we’re encouraging retailers to let us know if there’s anything unique they’d like for GROW Month. Our design and branding team can create GROW Month materials unique to your store, as well as provide you with additional supplies for approved applications. Here are some additional GROW Month ideas we’re doing for some retailers:

• Retailer bakery is baking fresh banana bread using GROW bananas, then placing GROW stickers on the wrapped bread
• Retailer is displaying a GROW POP at their juice bar, which uses GROW bananas
• GROW representatives are providing samples and recipe demos at stores on specified days in September

Do you have a unique GROW Month idea you'd like to see for your store? Let us know by email, and we’d be happy to accommodate your marketing needs!