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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 Food processers: ‘It’s all about price … and health consciousness’ Continued from Page 1A Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian The Flavel Building on the southeast corner of Com- mercial and Ninth streets has been purchased by Lisa and James Long of Portland. Sale: All of the building’s original fi xtures remain Continued from Page 1A Other recent sales The building is the third Flavel property to be sold recently. A year ago, War- renton couple Marcus and Michelle Liotta purchased the M & N Building on the northeastern corner of Ninth and Commercial streets . In 2015, City Lumber co-owner Greg Newenhof bought the family’s former mansion at 15th Street and Frank- lin Avenue. Local historian John Goodenberger said there were two other homes the Flavel family owned on Grand Avenue. The Flavel mansion at Eighth and Duane streets was donated by the family in the mid-20th century to Clat- sop County and eventually turned into the Flavel House Museum, owned and oper- ated by the Clatsop County Historical Society. Faded glory Completed in 1924, the Flavel Building fi rst played host to Astoria Florist, Bell Brothers Jewelry and the Eastern Outfi tting Co. Over the years, the building has housed various offi ces, the retail outlet of a dairy and multiple restaurants. Drina Daisy entered the space in the mid-2000s. To the east of Drina Daisy is the former Szenders cloth- ing store, a dilapidated store- front that still elicits gran- deur with its black tiling and large alcove, complete with a stand-alone glass display case. Lisa Long said she and her husband were in awe after seeing the inside of the storefront’s art deco inte- rior, described in a historic building report as “arguably the most elegant commercial space in town.” The ceiling is falling down, she said, but all the original fi xtures remain. She said her husband will do most of the restorative work, while hiring some subcontractors. “We feel like we want to be curators to the vintage part of it, and just add to the history of Astoria.” Fair: Volunteers needed to help manage parking Continued from Page 1A Also debuting this year is the barn lounge, which has two tasting bars with live music from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily. This new storage building will house a saloon and beer garden starting at noon daily. A talent show for all ages is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday . Animals abound as 4-H youth show their animals during the fair. About 40 horses are partic- ipating this year, which is a large increase from the last couple of years, Edwards said . Daily admission is $4 for adults and $2 for youth 12 and younger, and $18 for adults and $8 for youth for fi ve-day passes. There are $2 daily park- ing fees or fi ve-day passes for $8. Carnival wristbands are available at the gate for $30. The fair is seeking vol- unteers to direct parking and manage the parking gate . Contact the fair offi ce at 503-325-4600. For their help, volunteers have the choice of admis- sion wristbands for the fair for the week or tickets to see Montgomery Gentry 7 p.m. Thursday . Mattinen said she is grateful for the help they have already received. “We could not make this come together without the help from volunteers,” she said. More information can be found at clatsopcofairexpo. com. The fairgrounds are located at 92937 Walluski Loop . years. Chief among them is a shift from canning produce to freezing it or shipping it fresh, either packaged individually, sliced or as salad mixes. Other changes include the consolidation of processing companies, the introduction of private labels and the expan- sion into new products and more effi cient facilities. While the changes appear to be ben- efi cial overall for the indus- try, processors must also keep adapting to the changing fi eld. (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM 500-999 1,000- 1,999 2,000- 3,999 Wash. Mont. Minn. Ore. S.D. Wyo. Neb. Nev. Utah Calif. Ariz. Wis. Kan. Okla. N.M. Penn. Mo. Ind. W. Va. Va. R.I. N.C. Del. Tenn. Ark. Conn. Md. S.C. Ala. Mass. N.J. Ohio Kty. Miss. Texas N.Y. Mich. Iowa Ill. Colo. Maine Vt. N.H. Mich. N.D. Idaho 4,000- 6,000 D.C. Ga. La. Alaska NORPAC, a grower-owned cooperative based in Salem, stepped away from the can- ning business this year. It sold its canning operation to Sen- eca Foods Corp. in June to focus more “energy on growth and innovation in the frozen category,” Amy Wood, NOR- PAC spokeswoman said. Canning represented 6 per- cent of NORPAC’s business. Its other products include chili and soups, frozen fruits and vegetables and ready-to-eat meals, such as pasta. “The transition away from our canning business will help us drive effi ciencies and reduce operational complexi- ties as we invest in continued growth and innovation in our frozen product lines,” Shawn Campbell, president and CEO of NORPAC, said at the time. This change is not lost on Loughmiller. “We’re a fruit cannery. If people are eating more fresh fruit and less canned fruit it certainly affects us. I see it in my own life and we own a cannery; we eat more fresh fruit because it’s available,” he said. Fruits and vegetables are more popular than ever among consumers. Since 2008, the consumption of fresh vegeta- bles has increased 20.6 percent and fresh fruit has increased 16.2 percent, according to a report by Eugenio J. Alemán, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. At the same time, processed fruit and veg- etable consumption has only increased 9.9 percent. Alemán equates this change to the stabilization of fresh fruit and vegetable prices since the recession. The reces- sion has also had the opposite effect on the processed fruit and vegetable market, caus- ing prices to surge and mak- ing them “higher than what they were at any time before the Great Recession,” he said. “It’s all about price … and health consciousness,” Alemán said. As the operator of a niche cannery, Loughmiller sells directly to customers on his company website, muirhead- canning.com. Apricot sales Fla. Hawaii Source: USDA ERS Alan Kenaga/Capital Press Top 12 states by number of establishments Rank/state 1. California 2. New York 3. Texas 4. Pennsylvania 5. Illinois 6. Washington Number 5,531 2,508 2,175 1,489 1,384 1,323 Rank/state 1,212 1,119 1,067 1,028 1,026 1,016 Aliya Hall/Capital Press Muirhead Canning Co. of The Dalles has expanded its product line to include applesauce and fruit spreads. Hood-Crest is the applesauce brand that owner Russell Loughmiller is looking into placing in stores. have declined, while peach sales have climbed; today almost half of what the com- pany sells is peaches. “Local” is also a fac- tor among many consumers. A 2016 study by Duff and Phelps, global corporate fi nan- cial adviser, found that 53 per- cent of consumers seek out locally grown or processed food. Muirhead Canning caters to that niche — offering local fruit packed with only fruit, water and sugar. “Even as (consumers) eat more fresh fruit or get away from canned fruit, there are more opportunities for us as a smaller player to say that this is a local product and local fruit that can be consumed in the winter without being the last four years — that’s tre- mendously fast.” Those percentages include the growth in the number of breweries and other beverage producers such as cider mak- ers and distilleries. Economists say the pro- cessing job market growth will shrink to 1 percent in the next year, but only because it is expected to “taper off at some point,” said Lehner. Overall, food processors employ more than 100,000 people in the West. Oregon food manufacturing compa- nies employ 11,550 workers. Processors in Idaho employ 4,710 workers, Washington state processors employ 4,030 workers and California, with its massive fo Number 7. Florida 8. Wisconsin 9. Ohio 10. New Jersey 11. Michigan 12. Oregon shipped across the country,” Loughmiller said. “There are opportunities there for us.” Jobs grow With the changes in the processing industry has also come growth. Employment in food processing continues to grow “briskly,” said Josh Lehner, an economist at the Oregon Offi ce of Economic Analysis. “(Jobs) have grown quite quickly for the last decade. We’ve outpaced some of our neighbors from Washington and Idaho, even though they have larger corporations,” Lehner said. “We’re having slower growth now than what we’ve seen in the last fi ve years because it’s so strong; we’ve had 4 percent growth in LISTINGS T UESDAY E VENING L 0-499 Recent changes THE DAILY ASTORIAN A Food and beverage manufacturing establishments in the U.S., 2015 Looking ahead In the future, U.S. proces- sors are expecting more com- petition, both domestic and foreign. Simplot is expecting to see global competition grow, as consumer demand for spe- cialty products and variety in products has increased, driv- ing other countries to match the U.S., Jordan said. “There’s been an increase in production out of Europe, China and other areas of the world that means the U.S. food producers aren’t just competing with themselves, but in a global marketplace,” he said. Jordan also said the suc- cess of companies will depend on which ones can provide the “highest quality and best vari- ety of products in the most effi cient manner.” “Quality and consumer choice are more important now than ever before,” Jor- dan said. Loughmiller, the niche can- nery operator, also believes the industry will be even more segmented and have more artisan players. Especially with the millennial genera- tion of 20- to 30-year-olds, he said, there’s more demand for uniqueness and local food. “How do we make this, and what do we want to do with that?” he said. “Some of these are smaller and don’t have a huge impact, but we’re trying a bunch of things.” He has begun to expand Muirhead’s operations to include such items as fruit spreads, maple syrup and apple sauce. “We have to fi nd ways to be different and set our prod- ucts signifi cantly apart,” he said. “Everyone has organic, so if it comes from a large company, why buy local? If you can, you meet the person that carries weight for. People who come here are excited; they are practically dancing around to see where it’s being made.” Evening listings TUESDAY A UGUST 1 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 (N) Jeopardy! 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