OTTAWA, Ontario – As part of their renewed focus on Keeping Trade on Track through dispute prevention education, the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) have launched a new website, FVDRC.com. The new site is designed to better align with recent rebranding and marketing efforts. The produce trade will now have better access to key information to help prevent disputes and allow industry to quickly call up reference tools such as the active DRC members list, guidelines and templates.
“The inherent nature of the produce business landscape means there will be disputes, we want to help minimize these disputes through prevention education,” said Fred Webber, president and CEO.
Easier to navigate, the site is based on DRC’s core pillars, Education, Mediation, Arbitration and Networking. Available on the site is the DRC active members list – a list of all current companies that are members in good standing. New to the site is a history of DRC prepared by Cornell University that outlines the origins of the creation of DRC. The website promotes the new DRC Help Desk which DRC members can access for confidential consultation. “Our members will now have better direct access to key information on the new website and the intent is to prevent disputes from happening in the first place,” said Mr. Webber.
In the coming months DRC will be working on phase two of the website, the members-only zone. DRC is going out to their membership for feedback on elements to include in the members-only area.
About the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC)
DRC is a non-profit, membership-based organization providing education, consultation, mediation, and arbitration to the produce trade. DRC works closely with industry associations and governments on behalf of members to reform legislation, make federal inspections more accessible, develop best practices, and level the playing field for participants. Governed by a Board of Directors, DRC members represent all facets of the produce industry as well as the transportation industry dealing in fresh fruit and vegetables. For more information about DRC please visit FVDRC.com.
Source: Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC)
