Community impact award

This article was originally published in December 2014

On October 22, PCC was honored by Seattle Business magazine as part of the publication’s first annual Community Impact Awards Program. One of 23 local businesses recognized for contributions and achievements in 11 categories, PCC was one of three finalists in the category of “Business of the Year: Midsize Companies.” We were selected for a Silver Award. The category winner was Sellen Construction Company.

PCC has relationships with several other companies that were honored, including the Seattle Aquarium, Theo Chocolate and Cedar Grove Composting. Seattle Business magazine has acknowledged PCC in the past; in 2009 PCC won the Green Washington Award and in 2011 PCC was the only grocery store among the publication’s list of Washington state’s 50 most sustainably operated organizations.

Also in this issue

PCC Board of Trustees report, December 2014

Board report, Next board meeting, 2014-2015 nominating committee report

Food fads: how they differ from meaningful shifts in food culture

Consumers are maturing from obsessions with bacon and kale to a love of all sorts of dishes and cuisines, along with broader interests in wellness, organic agriculture, and what makes food taste good.

Robots in the milking parlor

Washington dairies are leading the way toward new technology. As sustainable dairies turn to robotic systems, the robots are helping them to become more sustainable businesses.