Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)

Royal offers more than ten years managing a very successful Federal Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP).

Download "Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program" (pdf)

Since 2007, Royal has worked with schools on the Federal Fruit and Vegetable Grant Program (FFVP). We have served as many as 65 FFVP schools since we began. During that time, we introduced students to Cuties™, red bananas, star fruit, rambutan, dragon fruit, cara cara oranges, muscadines and many other interesting and exciting produce products.

We also offer a wide variety of pre-packaged, individually wrapped items such as Pineapple Pals™, watermelon radishes, papaya chunks, jicama sticks and more in support of the FFVP program. You can have almost any product you like packaged in ½ cup servings through our fresh-cut division, FreshSense Foods!

Local produce items from Southeastern Georgia such as blackberries, blueberries, necatarines, strawberries, mandarins, peaches, cantaloupes, watermelon, beets, carrots, collard greens, kale, Vidalia™ onions, and sweet potatoes have also been introduced.

Phyllis Martin, Morgan County's director of school nutrition, highlights two years working successfully with Royal Food Service and other suppliers to get more locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVP) into school lunches. Martin says it costs no more working through Royal's vetting and procurement system to get watermelon, apples, squash, cucumbers and lettuce from farms in Georgia and bordering states. Read full article: Locally Grown Produce Part of Local School Lunches

 

Individually Wrapped (IW)

Royal Food Service's food processing division, Nutri-Line foods, is in the process of purchasing an Apple Slicing machine to speed up production on time-intensive food processing tasks. You can watch this machine in action by visiting YouTube link: http://bit.ly/applemachine

Following are photos of some of the currently products that are specially packaged for schools including a wide variety of produce items that students enjoy.

 

 

Following are some of Royal's wide selection of interesting, less commonly available produce items.

 

Ethnic Produce

Pears, Bok choy, Baby bok choy, Peppers, Lychee, Broccoli, Rambutan, Persimmons, Eggplant, Star fruit, Dragon fruit, Pomelo, Guava, Kaffir leaves, Chinese long beans, Kumquats and more!

 

Latino Foods

Beans, Roots, Seeds, Fresh & dried peppers, Squash blossoms, Dairy & cheese, Chayote, Jicama, Tomatillo, Calabaza, Nopales, Corn husks, Tortillas, Epazote, Tropical fruits, Juices, Purées, Plaintains, and much more!

 

 

 

Nuts and Seeds

Whole almonds, Whole pecans, Pumpkin seeds, Chopped pecans, Pine nuts, Cashews, Chia seeds, Green peanuts, Slivered almonds, Sunflower seeds, Hazlenuts Walnuts, and many more!

 

 

High End Specialties

White asparagus, Pichuberries, Lemondrop plums, Green dragon apples, Dino pluots, Carnival cauliflower, Rainbow Swiss chard, Microgreens, Chef's mix mushrooms, Flowers, Hand-turned baby rainbow carrots, and more!