Florida Grapefruit Promotional Push is ON!

Gary Cooper January 18, 2007 Citrus, Florida

Florida grapefruit is in the news, diet news especially with its inclusion in the new “Best Life Diet” book just out by author Bob Greene, who is Oprah’s personal health advisor. In this report, Director of Domestic Marketing for the Florida Dept of Citrus, Leigh Killeen, touches on some of the many added values of this new grapefruit promotion thanks to the fruit’s great health and wellness benefits. Report (2:00 wma)

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