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SAN FRANCISCO — Produce marketers heard perspective from wine and snack brands, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, cannabis companies and more in the opening days of BrandStorm, a United Fresh Produce Association event.

Last year proved to be a difficult year for the leafy greens sector, with three outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce.

Last year proved to be a difficult year for the leafy greens sector, with three outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce.

BERLIN – With close to 80,000 visitors, Fruit Logistica is a nightmare when it comes to finding a taxi at the end of the day.

The United Fresh Produce Association has opened nominations for the Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.

The United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program is accepting applications for its 25th class.

Mary Coppola has been promoted by the United Fresh Produce Association to vice president of marketing and communications.

Produce industry associations are sponsoring a three-day Food Safety Modernization Act training class in Delta, Colo.

The partial government shutdown is curtailing federal involvement in the Romaine Task Force, but industry leaders are pushing ahead for a preliminary report by the end of February.

LA QUINTA, Calif. — After more than 40 years in the produce industry and nearly 25 years at Four Seasons, Ron Carkoski was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Fruit Produce FreshStart 2019.

School foodservice buyers have access to a new membership category at the United Fresh Produce Association.

Bidding is now open for the United Fresh Start Foundation’s Bids for Kids Auction.

Ron Carkoski, who has been the CEO the Four Seasons Family of Companies in since 2002, is retiring Dec. 21.

The farm bill is in the hands of President Trump, following the Senate and House approval of the legislation, widely praised by groups representing fresh produce growers and marketers.

Attendees of the United Fresh Produce Association’s BrandStorm 2019 will hear about Super Bowl advertising success from Avocados From Mexico.

​​​​​​​The FDA says romaine lettuce is now safe to eat following the “purge” of product on the market, and grower-shippers agreed to new labeling standards that will include where the lettuce is grown.

Industry associations have responded to an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine, asking growers and shippers to “make a hard, convincing and clean break” until the outbreak is declared over.

Federal agencies are asking romaine lettuce shippers to stop packing and selling their product as a second E. coli outbreak traced to the lettuce is under investigation.

When the Food and Drug Administration tells a food company to issue a recall “or else,” a new document describes exactly what that means.

When the Food and Drug Administration tells a food company to issue a recall “or else,” a new document describes exactly what that means.

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting nominations for the 2019 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program.

The intersection between fresh produce and food safety has been a busy one, and Jennifer McEntire has witnessed major collisions as vice president of food safety and technology at United Fresh.

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting registrations for a Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) training course.

The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen Ron Carkoski to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Feb. 20-22 United Fresh BrandStorm Conference in San Francisco will offer an optional tour of Sonoma Valley wine country.

With more than 170 meetings on Capitol Hill in two days, the  United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference lobbied lawmakers on the farm bill, trade, nutrition, food safety and immigration reform.

Tom and Ashley recap the United Fresh Produce Association's Washington Conference and discuss the news that Walmart will require its leafy greens suppliers to be on its blockchain system next year. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp said she can’t be the only one “bitching” about mistakes in U.S. trade policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce was recognized with the 2018 United Fresh Produce Industry Advocate of the Year Award.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., set the stage for the March on Capitol Hill fresh produce industry leaders on Sept. 25.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United Fresh Produce Association believes a national foodborne disease investigation board should be considered.

Sarah Grady, the U.S. supply chain manager at McDonald’s Corp. for produce, fruit, potato and beverage categories, is the newest member of the United Fresh Produce Association’s board of directors.

United Fresh Produce Association has added to its industry relations staff in a big way.

The United Fresh Produce Association has selected four recipients of the 2018 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarships for the upcoming Washington Conference.

The Produce Traceability Initiative Leadership Council met recently to put a new spotlight on voluntary adoption of PTI standards.

The Produce Traceability Initiative Leadership Council met recently to put a new spotlight on voluntary adoption of PTI standards.

The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a number of food safety education events.

The United Fresh Produce Association has scheduled a number of food safety education events.

The deadline to apply for the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship is approaching.

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting applications for the 2018 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship to attend the United Fresh Washington Conference in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of Agriculture trade official Ted McKinney will give the keynote address at the 2018 Washington Conference Global Trade Symposium.

The annual industry fundraiser for salad bars in schools gets started in less than one week, with the cycling event beginning July 23.

CHICAGO — For me, the United Fresh show caps off a busy season of trade shows, before they pick back up in the fall. 

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tom Karst and Ashley Nickle discuss their travels to United Fresh and Forbes AgTech this week and analyze the latest information released about the FDA's investigation into the romaine outbreak.

The United Fresh Produce Association announced the members of its Leadership Class 24 of the 2018-2019 United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program during the association’s annual event in Chicago this week.

Cindy Jewell’s produce story is inspiring, but it has themes many in the produce industry recognize. It’s a story of good fortune, hard work, overcoming obstacles and now teaching others.

CHICAGO — Despite a storm June 26 that canceled hundreds of flights and created disruptions for travelers, attendees and organizers of the United Fresh Produce Association’s Expo were mostly happy with the outcome.

United Fresh Produce Association Expo and Conference attendees chose Aloha Peppers from Mastronardi and Apeel Sciences’ shelf life enhancer as the best new vegetable and fruit products.

CHICAGO — The produce industry needs to play catch up with innovation and advancing technology, David Krause believes.

CHICAGO — The produce industry needs to play catch up with innovation and advancing technology, David Krause believes.