trade associations

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...

1 year ago 3 minute read

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....

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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...

5 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 4 minute read

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...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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....

6 years ago 3 minute read

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...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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...

6 years ago 3 minute read

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