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Harbor Wholesale

2020 Progress Report

Habor Wholesale has made a three-year commitment with Partnership for a Healthier America.

Year Committed: 2019

Length of Commitment: 3 years

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Committed to only include products that meet PHA’s Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria in its “We are Northwest Fresh” portfolio, ensure that all products that use the “Healthy Choice” logo on product and in marketing materials align with the PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria. They will also ensure that 50% of its “Snack Right” set and 60% of items in it’s “Fresh Zone” cooler set meet PHA’s Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria. HWF will also enhance its existing internal wellness programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity among its employees.

Verified Results

Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Include a brief description of partnership with PHA on the ÒWe are Northwest FreshÓ sell sheet, referencing that products meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods continues to include a description of its partnership with PHA and a reference to products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria on its “We are Northwest Fresh” sell sheet.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Ensure that all products that use the 'Healthy Choice' logo on product and in marketing materials, align with the PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria or PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods continues to expand its master list of products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage criteria which are promoted with a PHA proud partner logo in marketing materials such as Retail Solutions Books, e-Newsletters and flyers. The master list features 211 products that meet the criteria, up from 123 products in 2019.
Implementation Date
January 2020
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Modify 'Snack Right' set so that at least 50% of products meet PHA's Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods continues to fulfill its commitment with 57% of products in the “Nourish” rack set meeting PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Ensure in 'Fresh Zone' cooler set that at least 60% of items meet PHA's Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods is making progress toward its commitment with 24% of items in the “Fresh Zone” cooler set meeting PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHAÕs Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria in a monthly advertisement in Foodservice Solutions book.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods promoted its PHA partnership with a one-page advertisement in 6 out of 6 of its bimonthly Foodservice Solutions books.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHAÕs Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria in a monthly advertisement in Retail Solutions book.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods promoted its PHA partnership in a monthly advertisement in 12 out of 12 of its monthly Retails Solutions books. Food and beverage products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria were identified in each book with a PHA logo.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHA's Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria in Fresh Ideas E-newsletter use PHA proud partner logo at least twelve times per year through duration of commitment.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods highlighted its PHA partnership in 11 out of 11 of its monthly Fresh Ideas E-newsletters. Food and beverage products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria were identified with a PHA proud partner logo.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHA's Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria in an annual blog post.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods highlighted one product that meets PHA’s Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria in a blog post in 2020.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHA's Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria in a monthly post on HWF's Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods promoted its PHA partnership and products meeting PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria via social media with more than 12 unique posts featured on its Facebook page in 2020.
Implementation Date
January 2020
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and products meeting PHA's Healthier Food or Beverage Product Criteria and PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria on the front page of the customer portal
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods delayed launch of its new customer portal to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Implementation Date
January 2020
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Increase percent of customers purchasing bottled water from Harbor to 65%.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods continues to work towards its commitment. In 2020, 46% of its customers purchased bottled water.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Through internal wellness program, implement two (2) new campaigns or events each year of the agreement to promote healthy eating and/or physical activity, such as giveaways of activity trackers or incorporating healthy eating program into annual Million Mile competition.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods was unable to implement its planned nutrition and physical activity wellness programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however a virtual mental health awareness and support campaign was provided to ensure employees had access to coping strategies and resources to improve mental well-being.
Implementation Date
January 2020
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
In annual Million Mile Month activation, encourage employees to use Charity Miles mobile application and select PHA as charity of choice to support PHA mission and efforts.
Progress To Date

For Million Mile Month, Harbor Wholesale Foods set a Team Harbor goal and encouraged all employees to log activity miles throughout May of 2020.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Monthly for the duration of the commitment, provide free fresh fruit to all employees at headquarters and all distribution centers for duration of commitment.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods provided free fresh fruit to all employees at headquarters and all distribution centers January through March 2020 but then paused the program due to COVID-19.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Continue to provide Premium Incentive to employees completing their annual wellness physical and promote incentive to employees on twice a year basis.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods continues to offer a $120 Preventative Incentive Premium Credit to all employees that participate in an annual wellness visit with their physician. The credit is promoted in all new hire orientations and in company-wide open enrollment meetings. In 2020, at least 62 employees received the insurance premium credit.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Add the HWF-PHA partnership information and Healthier Campus Initiative information to marketing materials for university/college customers.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods was unable conduct outreach to university and college clients due to school closures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Implementation Date
January 2019
Reporting Date
January 2021

Commitment Element
Facilitate introductions between PHA and current and/or new university/college customers pursue partnership via Healthier Campus Initiative.
Progress To Date

Harbor Wholesale Foods was unable conduct outreach to university and college clients due to school closures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Partner Statement

As we navigated through this last year, we’ve had successful efforts in updating our programs and promoting healthy items to our customers and team members. We also continued to grow our internal wellness programs for our team members. Each year we will, and have, offered company-wide activities that promote comradery and help build a physically healthy lifestyle for our team members, like Million Mile Month and health-conscious catered events. Harbor also cares about the health and wellness of our customers and we continued to promote healthy items on social media and in our monthly retail books. We’re excited to continue expanding our offerings of healthy products, while making them available to our customers and team members throughout the Pacific Northwest.