Press Releases

VIDALIA® ONION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SWEET TIMES WITH VIDALIAS® NATIONAL RECIPE & FAVORITE MEMORY CONTEST
September 17, 2009
VIDALIA® ONION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SWEET TIMES WITH VIDALIAS® NATIONAL RECIPE & FAVORITE MEMORY CONTEST ‘Savory Stuffed Vidalia® Onions’ Rank Top with Judges  Vidalia, Ga. (Sept. 15, 2009) – On Sept...   More
 
Produce Pioneer Vidalia® Onion Adds Flavor to LongHorn Steakhouse's New Promo Menu
July 22, 2009
Produce Pioneer Vidalia® Onion Adds Flavor to LongHorn Steakhouse’s New Promo Menu VIDALIA, Ga. (July 21, 2009) – Uniquely southern Vidalia® Onions unite with authentic western flavor at LongHorn Steakhouse as part of a new sum...   More
 
Vidalia® Onions Set Sights on Big Sales in Big Easy: New Orleans In-Store Cooking Demos at Rouses Markets A Success
June 22, 2009
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   MEDIA CONTACTS: Jen Velasquez                                &nbs...   More
 
Vidalia® Onions Come to New Orleans for In-Store Cooking Demos at Rouses Markets
June 22, 2009
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Ashley Lansdale/Jen Velasquez            Wendy Brannen Sahlman Williams              &...   More
 
Vidalia® Onions Team with New York Apples for In-Store Cooking Demos at Kings Super Markets
June 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Ashley Lansdale/Jen Velasquez            Wendy Brannen Sahlman Williams               &...   More
 
Vidalia® Onions Team with New York Apples for In-Store Cooking Demos at King Kullen Grocery Co.
June 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Ashley Lansdale/Jen Velasquez            Wendy Brannen Sahlman Williams               &...   More
 
Sweet Times with Vidalias Recipe Contest Evokes Warm Thoughts of Pioneer Sweet Onion
May 15, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS:   Ashley Lansdale                 Wendy Brannen Sahlman Williams               Vidalia® Onion Committee (813) 2...   More
 
Vidalia Recognizes Industry Leaders of Yesterday & Today
February 18, 2009
The theme was Fire & Ice, but the list of award winners was nothing but hot. The Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) at its annual industry celebration banquet February 7nd announced the 2008 award recipient for Grower of the Year and its Hall of ...   More
 
2009 VOC Members Announced
January 16, 2009
Michael Hively, COO/CFOof Bland Farms, LLC, Glennville, GA, will assume chairmanship of the Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC), the nonprofit organization responsible for national marketing efforts on behalf of Vidalia onion growers and packers. Bo H...   More
 
Vidalia® Onion Committee, Wegmans Donate $1,000 Gas Card to Family
December 16, 2008
  VIDALIA® ONION COMMITTEE, WEGMANS DONATE $1,000 GAS CARD TO FAMILY   Vidalia, Ga. (December 4, 2008) – Vidalia® Onion Committee (VOC) rewarded Eben Kennedy, category merchant in the produce department for Wegmans Food Markets,...   More
 
Idaho Resident is Winner of Vidalia's "Original Sweet Onion" Trivia Contest
December 16, 2008
   IDAHO RESIDENT IS WINNER OF VIDALIA’S       “ORIGINAL SWEET ONION” TRIVIA CONTEST        “The best thing about this contest has been reading the comments from the Vid...   More
 
$1,000 Gas Card up for Grabs at PMA Fresh Summit
October 21, 2008
   $1,000 GAS CARD UP FOR GRABS AT PMA FRESH SUMMIT    Vidalia, Ga. (October 21, 2008) – The Vidalia® Onion Committee will hold the Original Sweet Onion Trivia Contest at Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit 20...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Committee is Finalist for IACP Award
August 15, 2008
Vidalia Onion Committee is Finalist for IACP Award Wendy Brannen, executive director of the Vidalia Onion Committee, received an award as a finalist for the 2008 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Award of Excellence for Consumer ...   More
 
Beer and Onions?!? Vidalia Onions Pair with Corona for a Sweet Summer Sweepstakes
July 8, 2008
MEDIA CONTACTS: Ashley Lansdale                        Wendy Brannen Sahlman Williams         &n...   More
 
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    ###   The Vidalia Onion Committee was established in 1989 as Federal Marketing Order No. 955. The order authorizes production and marketing promotio...   More
 
Vidalia Onion Committee Hosts Original Sweet Onion Trivia Contest
May 19, 2008
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 history of those sweet Vidalia onions from Georgia. For each correct answer about the f...   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 uniquely poign...   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 first...   More
 
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