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NAPAR rebrands as Produce Distributors Association
Washington, D.C. – Produce distributors will now have an even stronger advocacy trade association to tackle challenges unique to the...
Produce associations join coalition urging U.S.-UK trade agreement
June 07, 2023 WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, 48 food and agriculture industry members wrote Congress in support of S. 629 and H.R....
Zoom makes associations more global, less personal
We should always look for the opportunities when faced with challenges, and those of us in the produce industry have...
PMA Virtual Town Hall series finishes 2020 with two leaders’ insights
Newark, DE – Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has announced that they will cap off this year’s Virtual Town Hall Series...
Why United Fresh is pivoting 2020’s convention to a virtual format
The past month has seen an unprecedented number of trade shows cancelled or postponed, with the last big event of...
A look at Latin trade associations – Chile
Santiago-based Fedefruta is a private entity, founded in 1985 by Chilean fruit producers. Growers were looking for more representation and...
A look at Latin trade associations – Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador
Brazil: Moving Forward What began as a private group of 24 pioneering growers in Brazil, who wanted to promote product...
Associations help members face problems
There’s no shortage of challenges to deal with in the produce industry—from diseases and pests to political instability and climate...
Associations offer benefits beyond networking
In business, who you know can be as important as what you know, and the service or product being sold....
Defining a trade association’s role
Trade associations—alternatively known as industry trade groups, commercial associations, or business associations—are typically nonprofit organizations tasked with educating their members...
Trade associations offer power allies in trade
This is the first of a multi-part series from Produce Blueprints, in which we explore the role of trade associations...
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