To celebrate National Volunteer Month in April, the Produce Marketing Association and the Center for Growing Talent are thanking their more than 400 volunteer leaders around the world.
The Produce Marketing Association sent volunteer leaders and staff to the iconic South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, for a couple days last week.
The Center for Growing Talent by PMA is accepting nominations for its first Women’s Catalyst Award, honoring a fresh produce or floral leader who has mentored women and furthered their professional development.
The California Giant Foundation is preparing for the fifth run of Tour de Fresh, extended to four days this year, and has lined up several pro cyclers to ride along as coaches.
Jim Gorny is leaving the Produce Marketing Association to join the Food and Drug Administration, one of several moves from the agency in recent weeks to focus more on food safety.
Millennial consumers show a high demand for fresh produce and convenience in food purchases compared with other generations but are lagging in grocery store visits.
An unfamiliar concept for many at the start of 2017, blockchain now has sufficient interest from the produce industry that the Produce Marketing Association has formed a task force to follow its development.
