Organics Unlimited Debuts GROW Ads on Portland, Ore. Transit

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 22, 2016) – Organics Unlimited, an organic banana grower and importer with distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest, announces new advertising with TriMet, the Portland, Ore.-regional transit system. The eight-week advertising campaign coincides with GROW month, a 30-day initiative aimed at creating more consumer awareness of organic bananas, healthy lifestyles and GROW’s social responsibility programs.

GROW Brings Hope Through Aid in Mexico

On many produce farms around the world, worker’s conditions are notoriously poor. But because of GROW’s commitment to the community and in keeping with its ideals of service and sustainability, GROW by Organics Unlimited has been able to change that by implementing a culture that advocates quality of life for its farming communities. For over 10 years, GROW has helmed various projects in Colima, a rural state on the west coast of Mexico.

GROW Helps Children in Ecuador Succeed Through Education

GROW month is in full swing, and this is a great time to reflect on how GROW helps communities. At GROW by Organics Unlimited, we are especially grateful that we can help children reach their full potential, and one such place where we do that is in Ecuador.

Ecuador is one of the locations of our organic banana farms. It is a beautiful country that lies on the equator. But for all its beauty, it is also a country where one out of four children lives below the poverty line. This makes giving back to the community extremely important, especially in order to help children succeed.  

GROW Gives Back to the Environment

September is here, and one of the reasons this is one of our favorite months is because during September we celebrate #GROWmonth! GROW month lets us share our mission of social responsibility and sustainability with consumers around the U.S. When a consumer buys an organic GROW banana, that person is actively helping communities improve access and quality to health care, education, housing and more. Not only is that purchase of an organic banana helping people; it is also helping the environment.

Observing Trends in the Organic Food Movement

It is no secret that consumers are increasingly seeking organic, natural and/or minimally processed foods. Whether it’s to lose weight, fight disease and/or promote good health, today’s consumers are willing to pay a premium for health benefits. The result is that healthy categories of food, like vegetables, fruits and organic bananas are growing much faster than the processed food category.

How Retailers Can Help Promote GROW Month

GROW month is Organics Unlimited’s 30-day campaign that aims to create more consumer awareness of organic bananas, fresh produce and healthy lifestyles. We do this by partnering with media, but the most important conduit we rely on for sharing information with consumers is our retailer customers. We value your support every day of the year, but particularly in September when we want to make sure every consumer in your store knows the story and mission behind GROW by Organics Unlimited.

In order to help you support GROW month, we have created a toolkit of items you can use in your store and online:

Join GROW by Organics Unlimited in a Twitter Party to Promote Healthy Communities

For the third year in a row, GROW by Organics Unlimited will be partnering with Produce for Kids on its Power Your Lunchbox campaign. To celebrate this partnership, GROW will be part of a Twitter party on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6 p.m. PT to which everyone is invited to participate!

GROW Scholar Rafa Attends High School with the Help of Casa Amiga

The mission of GROW organic bananas is, and always has been, to help create a better quality of life for not only the workers on our farms, but for entire communities. The agricultural areas of Mexico and Ecuador are typically filled with families living in poverty, and we feel a responsibility to help provide a better lifestyle for them – regardless of their employment.

Through your GROW by Organics Unlimited purchases, Organics Unlimited is able to give back to the communities in Mexico and Ecuador where our organic bananas are grown.

Organics Unlimited Helps Organically Grown Company Celebrate $1 Million Donation Milestone to the GROW Fund

Northwest-based organic distributor of GROW by Organics Unlimited, Organically Grown Company (OGC), recently reached an impressive milestone, announcing the donation of $1 million to the GROW program through 10 years of sales. OGC committed to purchasing its organic bananas exclusively from GROW beginning in 2005 when the brand was first introduced by Organics Unlimited. Together, with the cooperation of its retail customers, the company celebrates this philanthropic achievement.

Welcome the Newest GROW Scholar: Brian Arturo Plancarte de los Santos

Through your GROW by Organics Unlimited purchases, Organics Unlimited is able to give back to the communities in Mexico and Ecuador where our organic bananas are grown. The GROW program supports Project Amigo, a nonprofit partner that provides residents near Colima, Mexico with literacy, vision, dental and hearing clinics and also helps establish children’s educational programs, scholarships and boarding homes.