United Fresh town hall meetings lead to San Diego event in March

(United Fresh Produce Association)

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 at the site of the group’s June convention in San Diego.

The “All Roads Lead to San Diego” tour, in advance of the June 16-19 United Fresh 2020 Convention & Expo, begins March 2 in Sacramento, Calif., according to a news release. The tour concludes March 6 with an industry reception at the San Diego Convention Center.

The town hall events in California growing regions and major cities provide updates on immigration, food safety, international trade and nutrition initiatives from United Fresh executive staff, according to the release.
“With our convention returning to California this year, we wanted to take this opportunity to meet with our members throughout the state,” Tom Stenzel, United Fresh president and CEO, said in the release. “Town Hall events like these allow us to engage in personal discussions about challenges facing our members, and to spotlight how United Fresh can help leverage the passion of individual members to make a difference for the greater industry.”

According to the release, one group of United Fresh executive staff will travel from San Francisco down the Central Coast and another will start in Sacramento and travel through the Central Valley.

The Fresh Impact Tour Town Halls and member visits are:

  • Sacramento, March 2;
  • San Francisco, March 2;
  • Salinas, March 2;
  • Santa Maria, March 3;
  • Visalia, March 3;
  • Bakersfield, March 4;
  • Oxnard, March 4;
  • Los Angeles, March 5; and
  • San Diego, March 6.

For more information on the Town Hall locations, and to RSVP to attend, visit the United Fresh website. For more information about the tour, contact Miriam Wolk, vice president of member services, at mwolk@unitedfresh.org.

 

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