1. (1) Minimum Targeted VAP advertising/merchandising activity requirements:

   1. (a) Line ad + expanded display (end cap or secondary table), or

   2. (b) Feature ad + expanded display (end cap or secondary table). Feature ad must include the Florida Sunshine Tree or Florida Citrus Growers symbol and either the American Heart Association Heart Check logo or at least one of the following Department of Citrus approved value-added messages:

      1. High in vitamin C.

      2. Rich in dietary fiber.

      3. Heart Healthy.

      4. Cholesterol free and fat free.

   3. (c) For club stores that do no feature advertising, other comparable advertising or promotion as listed below will be deemed to meet the minimum activity requirement, if the Department of Citrus staff has lead time of at least 10 days in advance of the planned activity.

1. (d) To qualify, ads must feature Florida grown citrus products only.

2. (2) To help build the value of a Targeted VAP, a retailer can agree to provide promotional support beyond the minimum requirement. Optional promotion elements include:

   1. (a) Promoting bagged grapefruit.
   2. (b) Graphic bins or front lobby displays.
   3. (c) Multi-unit pricing (beyond the $1 mark) on bulk/loose grapefruit + Gross margin < 20% – retailer’s cost versus featured price – the % difference between the shipper FOB prices and the price the retailer will feature the product.

3. (3) Promotions may be established to tie-in with Department media scheduled in selected markets. Only the following types of promotions are eligible for Targeted VAP funds in these media markets:

   1. (a) Demonstration/sampling programs.
   2. (b) Graphic grapefruit bin use.
   3. (c) Bagged grapefruit promotion.
   4. (d) Multip-unit pricing (beyond the $1 mark) on bulk loose citrus.

Rulemaking Authority 601.15 FS. Law Implemented 601.15 FS. History–New 11-17-97, Amended 12-6-98, 2-3-00, 11-29-00.