A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH A LOCAL LETTUCE OPERATION HAS SEEN DECLINING REVENUES, CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL EXPECTS TO KEEP IT OPEN AND OPERATIONAL. EVEN THOUGH SOME FRESH EXPRESS EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE R & D FACILITY ON BRUNKEN AVENUE, THE BLANCO ROAD SITE IS ONE OF THE COMPANY’S LARGEST SALAD- PROCESSING FACILITIES….AND WILL STAY FUNCTIONAL FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.
FRESH EXPRESS WAS THE FIRST COMPANY TO OFFER READY-TO-EAT PACKAGED SALAD, AND IT DID SO IN 1989.
