Hassam Khan (Staten Island) on Blogger: Identifying Organic Produce

Monday, September 2, 2019

Identifying Organic Produce

With an accounting and management background, Hassam Khan works with several firms on Staten island, New York. Hassam Khan directs operations for a Staten Island gourmet deli and a organic supermarket in Queens.

USDA Organic products are free of genetically modified organisms. No synthetic fertilizers, antibiotics, synthetic hormones have been used to grow the organic foods.

Customers can use the PLU numbers to distinguish organic produce. Organically grown fruits & vegetables have a five digit PLU that begins with number 9.

Organic farming methods need to certified by the USDA and be eligible for the certified organic label.

Hassam Khan brings years of experience in the retail food industry to his role as director of a Staten Island, New York deli and bagel shop. His responsibilities at this establishment center on overseeing daily operations and attending to a variety of other tasks, including reviewing financial statements and ensuring adherence to health codes. Balancing his role on Staten Island, he additionally serves as director of a health food store/organic supermarket in Queens. There, he similarly reviews financial statements, as well as strives to increase product sales.

Wearing multiple hats, Hassam Khan collects rents, evaluates potential tenants, and carries out other property-management duties for commercial and residential properties in New York and New Jersey. He also combines his retail and real estate knowledge in a fourth position, which involves preparing business models and submitting requests for retail spaces at New York and New Jersey transit stations.

Mr. Khan holds a bachelor of business administration from Baruch College. Eligible for the certified public accountant (CPA) designation, he previously studied at Hunter College and conducted corporate tax audits as an employee of Deutsche Bank.