PMA seeking nominations for Impact Award

(Courtesy PMA)

The Produce Marketing Association is taking nominations for the Impact Award to recognize a company or individual that has advanced the industry.

Nominations are being accepted online, and there is no deadline for submissions.

“Whether it's a program that provides more visibility to our industry, a new technology that addresses challenges, or an individual whose work has closed the last mile and brought the Joy of Fresh to consumers, recipients of the new PMA Impact Award will have made a contribution to PMA's vision of bringing the fresh produce and floral industry together to grow a healthier world,” according to PMA’s request for nominations.

Nominations can include a non-produce industry recipient, according to the PMA.

“Anything you believe warrants recognition is eligible," according to the release.

The recipient will be featured in a mini-documentary and an acknowledgement a PMA event.

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