News Log
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February 19, 2012
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February 1, 2012
A few of us took in the China Agri-Food and Seafood Market Seminar, put on by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture, on February 1.
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November 15, 2011
Wow. What a weekend. Corncupia can really take it out of an apple.
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November 7, 2011
Back in July we wrote about Helitech, one of a handful of companies in the world capable of repairing and rebuilding Bell rotary-wing aircraft, most notably the U1H1 or “Huey” helicopter. At that time, Tugboat was just at the beginning of a full rebranding and visual identity redesign.
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November 7, 2011
We are stoked to introduce you to Ashley Chura, 3rd Engineer, Marketing.
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November 7, 2011
"I'm not perfect," Grace Jones sang, "but I'm perfect for you."
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October 26, 2011
Blah, blah, blah.
We did this. We did that. Look at the picture. Yawn. So flaccid. So bereft of content. So stripped of meaning. Such is the sad life of a portfolio.
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October 26, 2011
Steve and Darren, from Tugboat, accompanied Jesse from Jind Fruit Co. to the annual Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit, held in Atlanta in October.
It took three full days to make it through the entire show (no word of a lie – Darren still has a slight limp).
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September 7, 2011

The summer nights of June and July have yielded to the brisk breeze of fall. So much summer, so little time. Sounds like a John Hughes movie (click - it's worth it!) and it tastes even better.
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September 6, 2011

The JIND Fruit Co. tagline has been brought to sweet, summer life on the web. When developing the theme and strategy for this site, we realized everyone knows what an apple looks like. Chances were also good that most humans can recognize cherries and peaches as well.
Steve and Darren, from Tugboat, accompanied Jesse from Jind Fruit Co. to the annual Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit, held in Atlanta in October.
It took three full days to make it through the entire show (no word of a lie – Darren still has a slight limp).
The good, the bad and the ugly were represented in processing, packaging and marketing. We came away with some solid insights into new packaging and partnerships. Insights that will help make the booths for JIND Fruit Co. and Windset Farms at the CPMA (Canadian Produce Marketing Association) in Calgary top-shelf. We also made a pile of new friends and media contacts.
While we were there, we also bumped into our Friends in Freshness from Windset Farms. They ran with team Costco (US) in the charity Summit 5K race where, apparently, the Team Costco T-shirt Tugboat designed won the title of best team shirt (check it out here at the 51-second mark). Oddly, we can't recall how the team placed…
Other diversions included taking in the open-air Duran Duran concert at the Chastain Amphitheatre and chicken wings at Hooters with our pal Ludacris.

Next year's show will be in Anaheim, California. Very close to Windset Farms' new, state-of-the-art greenhouse facilities in Santa Maria.