Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's, Why Go Organic? on October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Organic Growth
October 2, 2009 / Posted by: FirstMonday
Despite the global economic downturn, the popularity of organic foods has more than maintained its roots. The challenge now is keeping up with sprouting demand.
Hop off the Washington, D.C., Metro at the Smithsonian stop and head toward the corner of 12th Street and Jefferson Drive. There, on the [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A small family making a big difference
A major goal of Uncle Matt’s Organic, Inc. is to help our community become a better place to live and work, and to promote healthy lifestyles as well as protect our environment. As a family business, we are committed to promoting local projects to make our community stronger, and [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on August 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Clermont, FL (August 26, 2009) Uncle Matt’s Organic is pleased to announce that one of its sponsored organizations has put Clermont on the map … at least in the active senior world of sports! Local area Magic Seniors basketball team went all the way to first place in the 2009 Summer National Senior Games held [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations, Uncle Matt!
GREENFIELD, Mass. (June 9,, 2009)—Julia Sabin of Smucker Natural Foods, Inc., has been re-elected by the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) Board of Directors to continue as its President for the coming year.
Other officers for 2009-2010 are Matt McLean of Uncle Matt’s Organics, Inc.,Vice President – U.S.A.; Hélène Bouvier of Organic Ranchers, Inc., Vice [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on June 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Uncle Matt’s Organic celebrates 10 years in the organic orange juice business this year, and Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine was kind enough to pick this bit of ‘juicy’ news up! Click below to see the feature.
Natural Foods Merchandiser article
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
‘A Better Way to Farm’
by Diane Sears
“I think you’ll see organic continue to grow 10% to 15% if we can see research to show consumers the health benefits.”
— Organic farmer Matt McLean
on the industry’s annual rate of growth
Nearly 15 years ago, a phone call from a German customer seeking organic grapefruit juice sent [...]
Posted in Health Benefits of Citrus, What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's, Why Go Organic? on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Tom Sellen
KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones) — So you think a glass of orange juice is not only healthy but easy on the environment? Not so fast. Nutritious, yes, but that glass of Florida sunshine leaves an unmistakable carbon footprint.
Concerned consumers do have choices. They can turn to more expensive organic products that are [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Uncle Matt’s Organic, the oldest organic orange juice brand in the U.S., is celebrating its 10th year of organic excellence … and is continuing to grow!
According to Matt McLean, Founder and CEO, “We started this business with three acres of orange groves in my father’s backyard and we now are more than 1,000 acres [...]
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In our video series this month, we’re getting a freeze update from Benny McLean, Production Manager for Uncle Matt’s Organic. Benny shares how and why a citrus grove will freeze, and why running irrigation is so important! Check out the video below.
Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amy Mariani |Sentinel Staff Writer
CLERMONT – Benny McLean of Uncle Matt’s Organic, a juice company, has been in the citrus business his whole life.
His father grew citrus, and McLean said he was out in the groves as “soon as I could hold a hoe.”
Though the 66-year-old production manager has worked in the business his whole [...]
