PMA Fresh Connections: Retail Attracts Key Buyers for Final Year in Philly

February 13, 2020 Produce Marketing Association

More than 35 produce buyers are scheduled to attend Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Connections: Retail event March 25-26 in Philadelphia, Pa., USA, where PMA plans to bring back the best of Retail at Philly, so to speak, plus some new attractions before the event goes on the road next year.

PMA Statement from CEO Cathy Burns on the Passing of Frieda’s, Inc. CEO and Chairman of the Board Frieda Rapoport Caplan

The Produce Marketing Association global community and its staff are deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Frieda Rapoport Caplan.

PMA Creates New Member-Only Award to Recognize Innovation in Produce Marketing

December 20, 2019 Produce Marketing Association

Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has created a new member-only award to recognize and showcase innovative merchant strategies designed to drive produce consumption. The PMA Retail Award for excellence in merchant innovation is for a vice president or director, or equivalent position, in the global supermarket retail sector.

Produce Marketing Association Names New Chief Science Officer

December 16, 2019 Produce Marketing Association

Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced Dr. Max Teplitski has accepted the role of Chief Science Officer for the association. Dr. Teplitski will lead PMA’s science, technology, supply chain and sustainability efforts when he joins the organization in January 2020.

Fresh Summit Exhibitors Donate 228,400 Lbs. of Fresh Produce to Second Harvest Food Bank

The donation of 228,400 pounds of produce to Second Harvest was made possible thanks to the generosity of fresh produce companies who exhibited at Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention & Expo earlier this month in Anaheim, California, USA. Food bank volunteers collected the fresh produce directly from the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center.