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In a video to the industry Sept. 17, Produce Marketing Association CEO Cathy Burns confirmed what many feared, that Fresh Summit 2021, will not take place as planned.

Navigating a crowded expo floor of the Organic Produce Summit Sept. 16, the same topic came up time and again – and it wasn’t the standard “How’s the show?” Everyone wants to know the fate of the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit at the end of October.

The suite of awards include the Bob Carey Award for Excellence in Leadership, the Bryan E. Silbermann Award for Excellence in Collaboration and a variety of awards recognizing outstanding efforts across the supply chain

We are getting back together in person! Join us October 28-30 in New Orleans, LA for Fresh Summit 2021, the produce and floral industries’ annual reunion.

Produce Marketing Association has announced that Fresh Summit 2021 will take place, in-person, October 28-30, 2021 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA.

The Produce Marketing Association wrapped up the “live” events of Virtual Fresh Summit 2020, but the digital platform will be open through November 13.

Pamela and Greg talk about two of the biggest innovations to come out of Virtual Fresh Summit 2020 -- Del Monte's Pinkglow Pineapple and Bolthouse Farms' Wunderoots Carrot Hot Dog. They also discuss the challenge of virtual shows, and whether pre-recorded content brings an engaging experience.

It might be a crazy time to take the chairmanship of the Produce Marketing Association, but incoming chairman Dwight Ferguson, President and CEO of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, has some ambitious but normal goals.

Ark Foods, the modern-day farming company bringing unique vegetables and vegetable-based creations to the produce aisle debuted their Clean Label Salad line today at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit virtual trade show.

The award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of a director or vice president of produce who has created an “entrepreneurial culture” and promoted “best in class merchant innovation, promotion and consumer education."