How is this as a combination for the perfect employee: educated, motivated, dedicated, kind, hardworking, talented and beautiful.

The entire package is exactly what Rosemont Farms Corp. in Boca Raton, FL, got when it hired 25-year-old Lacie Randall as its new marketing coordinator in July.

But there are even more pleasant surprises. Ms. Randall is also a cheerleader for the National Football League's Miami Dolphins.

And if you're not a fan yet, one chat with this outgoing and dynamic gal will have you changing your team colors.

As a mother and an advocate against junk food marketing, Margo Wootan said she could not believe an ad campaign that pitched Apple Jacks cereal by telling kids that apples were sour and not as tasty as the sugary breakfast cereal.

As a result, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Produce for Better Health Foundation joined forces in asking Kellogg to discontinue its television, web and print advertising campaign and to adopt a better policy for marketing foods to children.

Winn-Dixie, the Florida retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in February, is working through that process as it has come to terms with some of its major vendors and announced the sale of some of its stores.

Johnson O'Hare, a leading full-service produce sales and marketing organization in New England and metropolitan New York, announced the expansion of its produce operations into eastern and central Pennsylvania.

The new organization, JO'H Produce PA, will be headquartered in Conshohocken, PA. Terri Lowden, vice president of JO'H Produce PA, will lead a team that will cover headquarters and retail in the Philadelphia and Harrisburg markets.

In addition, the company has added to its staff to facilitate the expansion.

In mid-July, the Canadian-based Dispute Resolution Corp. took the unusual step of issuing what it called a "Red Alert," advising its members to be "especially careful about selling into eastern Canada.

The alert said, in part: "Based on reports we have received in recent weeks, we believe there has been an upsurge in fraudulent produce buying by unscrupulous individuals in Quebec and Ontario, most notably in Montreal and Toronto.

NEW YORK -- Obesity awareness, the health and nutrition movement, the new USDA MyPyramid Plan and a restructured understanding of the importance of regular exercise and physical activity are all having a dramatic impact on how American consumers spends their time and money.

They have also inspired innovative food producers to tap into the movement by introducing products that promise good nutrition.