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The Vidalia Onion Committee’s longtime manager Bob Stafford has retired after working with the Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) and the Vidalia Onion Business Council for 29 years.
Stafford joined the VOC in 1994 as a compliance officer and then went on to work with committee members for audits, along with product labeling and other rules and regulations to maintain the strength of the Vidalia onion trademark. He was selected to manage the VOC in 2017. During his career, Stafford was inducted into the Vidalia Onion Hall of Fame and worked to implement the royalty fee for including Vidalia onions in processed foods, ensuring funds are utilized for Vidalia onion trademark protection and promotion.
Much of Stafford’s work has been in conjunction with his role as director of the Vidalia Onion Business Council, which he joined in the late 1990s. He will remain a consultant on the council until that position is filled.
