Latest News From United Fresh

Victor Verlage, the senior director of agriculture strategy development for Walmart, is the latest panelist confirmed for a virtual panel on produce trends on indoor agriculture.

The United Fresh Produce Association will be presenting the data from its latest FreshFacts on Retail report, covering the first quarter of 2020, with a web seminar.

Looking at the future of organic produce marketing after COVID-19, the United Fresh Produce Association and Organic Produce Network will co-host an Organic General Session during United Fresh LIVE!

As the first large virtual produce trade show, United Fresh LIVE! will be a groundbreaking event for attendees and exhibitors.

United Fresh has launched a webpage with detailed information on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, the direct payment program to help producers reclaim some of the losses from the pandemic.

Led by unanimous support from their board of directors, the United Fresh Produce Association is jumping into the future with the virtual United Fresh LIVE! event the week of June 15.

Something new is coming this way. United Fresh LIVE!, the June 15-19 virtual produce event, will be a brand new experience for the industry. The COVID-19 pandemic created the need for the event.

The United Fresh Produce Association is offering a leadership program with Cornell University at the United Fresh LIVE! online event.

After numerous industry questions and an exchange of letters between national trade associations and the USDA, Tom Stenzel believes it is time to focus on the positives of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

A web seminar on new growing and handling best practices for Mexican papayas will answer questions from the industry about the document outlining the procedures.

The United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to include them in any revisions or evaluations of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The United Fresh Produce Association and Datassential are featuring foodservice trends during a web seminar to accompany the association’s quarterly foodservice report.

The Packer is seeking nominations from the produce industry for its annual Produce Man or Woman of the Year award, presented in conjunction with the June 15-19 United Fresh LIVE! conference and expo. 

How do companies with no warehouse or logistic capabilities win a federal contract to supply produce boxes to food banks?

The United Fresh Produce Association, whose annual show has moved to a digital format because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has scheduled a web seminar on exhibiting at the digital event.

United Fresh LIVE! has published its list of exhibitors for its June 15-19 event.

The newest Fresh Insights for Foodservice report features baby lettuces, acorn squash, grapes and more, plus a section on how foodservice operators have been adapting their business models in light of COVID-19.

With schools closed, district foodservice professionals across the country are working with numerous collaborators to ensure students have access to healthy meals.

After months of collaboration, U.S. and Mexican papaya industry stakeholders have a food safety document specifically designed for the tropical fruit.

With travel bans due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, on-site audits have been disrupted, and the United Fresh Produce Association has a web seminar to answer importers’ questions.

The United Fresh Produce Association has named the recipients of its Produce in Excellence Foodservice Awards.

The United Fresh Produce Association has released a schedule of events for the 2020 United Fresh LIVE! show.

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service and the United Fresh Produce Association will partner on an April 23 web seminar discussing details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Purchase and Distribution Program.

Produce managers from 16 states and Canada have been recognized by the United Fresh Produce Association as part of the annual Retail Produce Manager Awards program.

Delving into the detail of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Robert Guenther visited April 21 with The Packer’s Tom Karst.

The School Nutrition Association and United Fresh are partnering to connect produce distributors to school foodservice directors looking for single-serve, wrapped produce as part of meal distributions.  

The United Fresh Start Foundation has awarded 25 companies $1,000 each to defray some of the costs of supplying fresh fruits and vegetables to children and families due to the pandemic closing schools.

Eighty organizations seeking relief from what the groups called “unconscionable” detention and demurrage penalties imposed by shipping lines on U.S. agriculture exporters and truckers.

The United Fresh Start Foundation has started a new program to increase access to fresh produce for children and families, while creating opportunities for foodservice distributors during the COVID-19 crisis.

Members of the Food and Beverage Issues Alliance have collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration on guidelines for food companies to follow if an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.

The United Fresh Produce Association is unveiling its plans for a virtual show, United Fresh LIVE!, after the organization cancelled its annual in-person show because of the COVID-19 crisis.

The United Fresh Produce Association has swapped the traditional trade show planned for San Diego in June for an online event.

Fresh produce industry groups are alerting growers and other PACA licensees about the importance of maintaining the protections afforded by the law as the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 continues.

The United Fresh Produce Association is extending the application period for the 26th class of its leadership program because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

The United Fresh Produce Association is requesting urgent action by Congress to help the fresh produce supply chain deal with the financial shocks caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

United Fresh and other food industry groups collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration on guidelines for food companies to follow if an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.

Operations at the Port of Houston will be back to normal March 20 after an International Longshoremen’s Association worker tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19.

Industry advocates are pushing lawmakers to provide funds that would assist foodservice companies suffering because of the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent restrictions on restaurants.

Purdue University’s Department of Food Science has a message for consumers: Don’t let a fear of the coronavirus COVID-19 to keep you from eating fresh fruits and vegetables.

The United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., has a new slate of officers and directors.

CERRITOS, Calif. — Coronavirus, product recall plans and new product trends were among topics discussed during a United Fresh Produce Association Town Hall.

The winter 2020 United Fresh Produce Association Fresh Insights for Foodservice report takes a close look at kiwifruit and watermelon radishes, along with new plant-based menu trends.

A week of California town hall events and member visits by United Fresh Produce Association executive staff in early March will wrap up with a networking reception in San Diego.

The United Fresh Recall Ready Program is sponsoring a workshop to educate companies on the process involved in recalling products.

AUSTIN, Texas. — Attendees at this week’s BrandStorm conference found value in sessions on topics ranging from influencer marketing to consumer media to sales-marketing collaboration.

AUSTIN, Texas — The second day of the United Fresh Produce Association’s BrandStorm conference covered topics from crisis management and sustainable packaging to video and podcasting.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Exhibitor Storm Surge program at BrandStorm served up a comprehensive overview of trade show tips and strategy, including through two panels with industry members.

AUSTIN, Texas — Companies need to establish specific, measurable objectives for their trade show appearances to get the most bang for their buck on the show floor, consultant Jefferson Davis said at BrandStorm.

The United Fresh Produce Association is seeking applications for the 2020 Innovation Awards.

The application period has opened for United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program’s 26 class.