Month: May 2012

Attendees to the United Fresh Produce Association’s annual convention and expo in Dallas cast their votes Wednesday and recognized this year’s New Product Awards in five categories. More than 25 fresh fruit and vegetable innovations competed in the categories of Best New Packaging Product, Best New Food Safety Solution, Best New Packing/Processing Equipment, Best New Fruit Product and Best Vegetable Product. …

Cincinnati-based nonprofit Cooperative for Education (CoEd) recently received international support in the form of a prestigious grant from Chiquita Brands.  The $20,000 grant will support the organization’s Guatemala Textbook Program, bringing first-ever textbooks to more than 1,000 youths in rural Guatemala. Residents of the Cincinnati area and beyond have the opportunity to see the program in action and meet the youths who will benefit from the grant through service trips conducted by CoEd every February and August. …

The ANPP (Association Nationale Pommes et Poires) and the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) are pleased to announce the opening of the registrations for the Prognosfruit 2012 conference. Information and registration to the 2012 edition are now posted on the conference website: www.prognosfruit.eu. …

The United States Potato Board (USPB) announces nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2013-2016 term. Twelve members will be elected to fill the seats of outgoing Board Members who are completing their second three-year term in March 2013. …