Latest News From United Fresh

The stakes are high for the Nov. 3 election, and industry leaders will discuss the results and what it might mean for the produce industry in a live panel on Nov. 12 at The Packer’s virtual West Coast Produce Expo.

In his 21 years at the United Fresh Produce Association, John Toner has long played a central role in bringing the produce industry together for the United Fresh Expo.

United Fresh Produce Association is launching the United re-Fresh Experience, a monthly series of events in January 2021 to re-Fresh your business, re-Fresh your company, and re-Fresh your life.  

The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a “Women in Produce Meet Up.”

The United Fresh Produce Association is hosting web seminars on traceability following the Food and Drug Administration releasing its plan on the topic for the industry.

The United Fresh Produce Association is promoting its college and university student membership plan.

NSF International has named Jennifer McEntire as the Food Safety Leadership Award recipient.

With support from Bayer, the United Fresh Start Foundation is celebrating National School Lunch Week from Oct. 12-16.

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting applications for class two of its Produce Safety Immersion Program. 

New Canadian food safety import requirements for U.S. romaine lettuce could cost the Canadian industry between $11 million and $13 million per week.

A United Fresh Produce Association web seminar on root cause analysis will feature food safety experts from three industry trade associations.

Participants in the United Fresh Produce Association’s first Produce Safety Immersion Program will have a

With its first-ever virtual edition right around the corner, change is the operative word for the Produce Marketing Association’s 2020 Fresh Summit.

Unlike any previous version, the 2020 Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit, Oct. 13-15, will be a virtual event.

Fresh vegetable sales for the second quarter of the year totaled $9.6 billion, with fresh fruit adding $9.3 billion, according to the newest FreshFacts on Retail report.

Editors Tom Karst, Amy Sowder and Ashley Nickle cover the news of the week, including new proposed import requirements for romaine entering Canada that have caught the industry off guard.

IFCO and Ecolab have created a validated regimen for cleaning and sanitizing reusable plastic containers to prevent cross contamination.

Episode 16 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy at United Fresh, about the organization's recent virtual Washington Conference.

Several web seminars focus on traceability in the wake of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed traceability rules.

The Packer's team catches you up on the news of the week, from the Washington Conference to the Sustainable Produce Summit to stricter traceability rules for certain produce items.

With the general and education sessions complete and about 70 Congressional, administrator and embassy meetings to go, Robert Guenther gave a recap of the first virtual United Fresh Washington Conference.

The CEA Food Safety Coalition, which represents controlled-environment agriculture operations that include greenhouses and indoor vertical farms, has added members and is 

Forty days before the general elections, the United Fresh Washington Conference gathered representatives from Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s campaigns in a virtual session attended by more than 220 people.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new federal feeding programs and put strains on existing programs, and industry advocates at the United Fresh'’s virtual Washington Conference said the need isn’t over yet.

Michael Muzyk, president of Bronx, N.Y.-based Baldor Specialty Foods, opened the second day of the virtual United Fresh Washington Conference with a message of the importance of the restaurant industry.

Caitie Bowers and Tanner Buchanan are the recipients of the 2020 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship.

Representatives of the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns will speak live at United Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Washington Conference.

Registration is open for the United Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Washington Conference.

Produce industry associations are revisiting presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium.

The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a program through Cornell University’s External Education called Navigating Emerging Issues in the Fresh Produce Industry.

Episode 13 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for United Fresh, about the Washington Conference and policies and programs that help produce.

Emanuel Lazopoulos has joined Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, Calif., as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

September will be a pivotal month to determine if industry pleas for more COVID-19 relief will be answered, Robert Guenther said.

A new report says some foodservice operators are focusing on healthy items to appeal to consumers.

The United Fresh Produce Association is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funds, and added dozens of herbs and specialties as eligible crops.

Power Your Lunchbox has launched as it does every year in preparation for the back-to-school time frame, but the message is different.

United Fresh has food safety web seminars scheduled on a variety of topics, starting with a look at the FDA’s recent unveiling of its blueprint for the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

Registration is open for the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference LIVE!

The United Fresh Produce Association has a web seminar to demonstrate its plans for United Fresh LIVE! 365.

The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a web seminar on the agency’s 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan.

The United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., has promoted Jennifer McEntire to senior vice president of food safety and technology.

The Food and Drug Administration's New Era of Smarter Food Safety and corresponding “blueprint” that guides the process are not a quick fix to outbreaks that led regulators to seek new answers.

The United Fresh Produce Association is seeking applications for 2020 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarships.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has already signaled an intent to distribute a third round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program funds, according to the United Fresh Produce Association.

The success of United Fresh 2020 LIVE! laid the groundwork for United Fresh to use that virtual platform as United Fresh LIVE! 365, touted as a year-round online marketplace and educational resource.

The United Fresh Produce Association is presenting a web seminar concerning foodborne illness outbreaks.

The United Fresh Produce Association is highlighting the best ideas used by virtual booth exhibitors at the recent United Fresh LIVE! event.

Although the trade show experience was all online at United Fresh LIVE!, some attendees spent a lot of time visiting different booths.