Press Releases

Vidalia Onions to get National TV Attention during National Vidalia Onion Month
May 19, 2008
Vidalia Onions to get National TV Attention during National Vidalia® Onion Month   VIDALIA, Ga. (May 19, 2008) – Starting May 23, Vidalia® onions will guest star on “Kitchen Spaces,” a spin-off of the popular home decorati...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Committee Hosts Original Sweet Onion Trivia Contest
May 19, 2008
  VIDALIA ONION COMMITTEE HOSTS ORIGINAL SWEET ONION TRIVIA CONTEST   Vidalia, Ga. (May 12, 2008) – Victory never tasted so sweet! The Original Sweet Onion Trivia Contest has begun and quizzes participants on fun facts and the rich his...   More
 
“Ooh, It’s So Good” and Sweet! Mr. Food Cooks Vidalias May 2nd
April 23, 2008
April 23, 2008. Vidalia, GA. Georgia’s official state vegetable, the Vidalia® onion, will entice television viewers nationwide on Friday, May 2nd, to cook with the famous sweet onion. Popular television personality Mr. Food, known for ...   More
 
First Harvest of Sweet Vidalia Onions Set for April 17
March 31, 2008
VIDALIA, Ga. – Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced on March 22 that the Vidalia® Onion Advisory Panel has recommended April 17 as the shipping date to begin the 2008 Vidalia® Onion season.   The panel, made u...   More
 
Annual Vidalia Award Winners Announced for 2007 Season
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2007. Vidalia, GA. The Vidalia® Onion Committee at its annual industry banquet February 2nd announced the 2007 award recipients for Grower of the Year and Hall of Fame.    This year’s awards ceremony was unique...   More
 
2008 Vidalia Onion Committee Members Announced
January 18, 2008
January 18, 2008. Vidalia, Georgia. The Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) is pleased to announce its 2008 roster of Committee members and officers.  At the VOC’s monthly meeting held on Thursday, January 17, 2008, a representative o...   More
 
Local Business Woman Honored as “Top 40 Under 40”
October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007. Vidalia, GA.  Wendy Brannen, Executive Director of the Vidalia Onion Committee—the national promotional organization for the growers of Vidalia onions—was recently named one of the Top 40 Under 40 in the produc...   More
 
Art At Any Age Can Be a “Sweet” Pastime
August 30, 2007
80-year-old artist paints picture of Vidalia Onions  August 30, 2007. Vidalia, GA.  When Wendy Brannen, executive director of the Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC), contacted a budding Atlanta artist about painting a new piece for the rem...   More
 
Winners of Sweet Rewards Display Contest Revealed
August 27, 2007
VIDALIA, Ga. – Sweet rewards for sweet Vidalia® onion displays!  The Vidalia® Onion Committee has selected 10 produce managers from U.S. supermarket retail companies as winners of the Sweet Rewards Merchandising Display Contest held May...   More
 
Grocery Store Cooking Demos get Sweeter with Vidalia® Onions & High-Profile Chefs
July 30, 2007
July 30, 2007. Vidalia, Georgia.  Consumer-friendly stores have begun partnering with the Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) to offer their shoppers a closer look at the legendary sweet onion. Guest chefs spend half a day in the produce dep...   More
 
Winners of First-ever Very Vidalia National Recipe Contest Announced
July 20, 2007
 ‘Sweet Vidalia Sliders’ Rank Top with Judges  Vidalia, Ga. (Sept. 20, 2007) – “Houston – we have a winner!”  On Sept. 12, Kelly McWherter of Houston, Tex., was selected as the grand prize winner of the...   More
 
Vidalia Leverages High Profile Chefs in Marketing Efforts
May 17, 2007
VIDALIA, Ga. May 17, 2007. – From retail to foodservice, the Vidalia® Onion Committee has been utilizing its Chef Advisory Board to help market sweet Vidalia® Onions to consumers nationwide.   On the retail level, Chef Advisory Bo...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Chefs Take Sweet Culinary Bite from Big Apple
May 15, 2007
VIDALIA, Ga. – Vidalia® Onion Committee Chef Advisory Board members have been in the center of May’s New York City culinary limelight; Jeffrey Buben, owner/chef of Vidalia restaurant and Bistro Bis, both in Washington, D.C., R.J. Cooper II...   More
 
Local Onion Ambassador Published in National Magazine
May 10, 2007
May 10, 2007.  Vidalia, GA.  “Sweet Vidalia Onions—Southern Charm, National Appeal”—that’s the title of an article written by Vidalia Onion Committee executive director Wendy Brannen. The article about Vid...   More
 
"Cooking Contest Corner" Radio Release
May 1, 2007
THE BENEFITS OF COOKING WITH ONIONS CAN BE SWEET AND MAY EVEN WIN YOU A PRIZE. VIDALIA ONIONS DON’T JUST ADD ZEST TO A MEAL. AT ONLY THIRTY CALORIES PER SERVING, FAT- AND CHOLESTEROL-FREE, ONIONS PROVIDE A GOOD SOURCE OF FIBER AND POTASSIUM. CONT...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Committee Holds National Recipe Contest
April 26, 2007
Vidalia, Ga. (April 26, 2007) – Calling all cooks! Beginning May 1, consumers across the United States and Canada can put their culinary skills to the test by entering the Vidalia Onion Committee’s first-ever national recipe contest. ...   More
 
First Harvest of Sweet Vidalia® Onions Set for April 10
March 21, 2007
 Shipping Starts One Week Earlier This Year VIDALIA, Ga. – Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin announced on March 19 that the Vidalia® Onion Advisory Panel has recommended April 10 as the shipping date to begin the 2007 Vidalia...   More
 
Annual Vidalia Award Winners Announced for 2006 Season
February 16, 2007
February 16, 2007.  Vidalia, GA. The Vidalia® Onion Committee at its annual Growers’ Celebration February 3rd announced the 2006 winners for Hall of Fame and Grower of the Year.    The 2005 Grower of the Year award was pres...   More
 
2007 Vidalia Onion Committee Members Announced
January 27, 2007
January 22, 2007. Vidalia, Georgia. The Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) is pleased to announce its 2007 roster of Committee members and officers. At the Committee’s monthly meeting held on Thursday, January 18, 2007, a representative o...   More
 
Vidalia® Onion Committee Selects Sahlman Williams for Public Relations
December 18, 2006
Tampa, Fla. – Sahlman Williams Public Relations and Marketing, a Tampa-based firm with a specialty practice for food-related industries, has been named the public relations firm of record for the Vidalia® Onion Committee.  The Vidalia®...   More
 
Vidalia Marketing Earns National Produce Praise
July 25, 2006
September 25, 2006. Vidalia, GA.   The Vidalia® Onion Committee, VOC, has been awarded a prestigious Marketing Excellence award for its 2006 marketing campaign. The VOC, which promotes the famous southern treat nationwide on b...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Committee Hires Compliance Officer
May 10, 2006
May 10, 2006. Vidalia, GA.  The Vidalia® Onion Committee announces an addition to its internal staff. William Braddy of Vidalia joins the office this growing season in the position of Compliance Officer. Braddy worked for ASCS...   More
 
Three New Brochures/Rack Cards Ready for Vidalias
May 6, 2006
May 6, 2006. Vidalia, GA.  The Vidalia® Onion Committee has designed three new publications available to growers and packers, produce managers, the public, and anyone else wanting to find out about Vidalia Onions and how to prepare them...   More
 
Selecting & Protecting Sweet Vidalias
April 1, 2006
Spring 2006.  When it’s not making an unforgettable statement in the dining room, sweet Vidalia® Onion likes to nap in a cool, dry room. To keep the Southern beauty at its loveliest and freshest, here are some suggestions: 1.  &n...   More
 
Paula Deen's Saturday Night Vidalias
April 1, 2006
Spring 2006.  For cookbook author and Food Network star Paula Deen, Vidalia Onions bring back memories of friends, family and food fit for kings. As a young mother in the early ‘70s, her family lived on a tight budget. “Our social lives c...   More
 
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