United Fresh Names 25 Retail Produce Manager Award Honorees

This year’s cohort of 25 produce managers represents supermarket banners, commissaries and independent retail stores from 21 different states and one Canadian province. The winners will be the honored guests during United Fresh 2021 this June.

United Fresh Announces Winners of 2021 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards

United Fresh is proud to announce nine of the country’s most innovative chefs and foodservice professionals representing an array of culinary styles and backgrounds to be honored this June during the United Fresh 2021 Convention & Expo as part of the United Fresh Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award Program, sponsored by FreshEdge™.

Statement by Tom Stenzel, President & CEO of United Fresh Produce Association, on House passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act

“Today, the House of Representatives took an important step towards reforming our agricultural labor system by passing the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H. R. 1603) by a vote of 247 to 174. The legislation will stabilize our current workforce and make improvements to ensure that a future workforce is available to meet the growing needs of the fresh produce industry.”

United Fresh’s BrandStorm Virtual Conference Available On-Demand

United Fresh’s sixth annual, and first virtual, BrandStorm™ event was hosted online March 9-11, 2021. The signature marketing conference which attracted more than 360 produce industry marketers and strategic partners for education sessions, idea-sharing and innovative dialogue addressing today’s most critical marketing challenges, is now available for purchase on-demand.

United Fresh Launches Exhibitor Education Webinar Series

United Fresh Produce Association gathered their exhibiting community for the first time since announcing their return to live events this June 24-26 in Los Angeles, CA., to kick off a four-event education webinar series that will guide exhibitors through the benefits of this year’s online and in-person experience.