United Fresh To Host 20 Town Halls In 15 States On Summer Fresh Impact Tour
July 17, 2013 | 4 min to read
WASHINGTON, DC – United Fresh will launch its fourth Summer Fresh Impact Tour on July 29, kicking off a series of 20 town halls in 15 states reaching coast-to-coast.
“We’re going to cover a lot of ground talking with industry members this summer – in both miles and the diverse topics we’ll be addressing,” said United Fresh CEO Tom Stenzel. “United Fresh Impact Tours always allow us to engage in personal discussions about challenges facing our members, from labor and immigration, to food safety, to ways to increase produce consumption. At each stop along the way, we’ll spotlight how United can help leverage the passion of individual members to make a difference for the greater industry.”
The Fresh Impact Tour will begin in the Northeast, with town hall events in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. Other town halls will be held in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California. Throughout the tours, United leaders and staff will meet with industry members at their operations, and Stenzel will also speak to the Texas Produce Convention and the Idaho Grower Shipper Association.
The current Fresh Impact Tour schedule is as follows:
Fresh Impact New York/New England
July 29, Highland, NY – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by New York Apple Association and New York Apple Sales
July 30, Danvers, MA – New England Produce Council Golf Tournament Luncheon
July 31, Boston, MA – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
August 1, Portland, ME – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
August 2, Presque Isle, ME – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by the Maine Farmers Exchange, Maine Potato Board and Northeast Packaging Company
Fresh Impact Midwest
August 5, Poseyville, IN – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by Frey Produce
August 6, St. Louis, MO – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by Save-A-Lot
August 7, Kansas City, MO & Kansas City, KS – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by Liberty Fruit Company
August 8, San Antonio, TX
Texas Produce Convention Keynote Luncheon
Fresh Impact California
August 8, Visalia, CA – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by California Grape & Tree Fruit League and California Citrus Mutual
August 9, Salinas, CA – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by Grower-Shipper Association of Central California
Fresh Impact Wisconsin & Minnesota
August 12, Milwaukee, WI – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by Roundy’s
August 13, Stevens Point, WI – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Association
August 15, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Fresh Impact Pennsylvania & New Jersey
August 27, Ephrata, PA – Town Hall Breakfast & Member Visits
Hosted by Four Seasons Family of Companies and the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
August 27, Kennett Square, PA – Industry Reception
Hosted by American Mushroom Institute
August 28, Philadelphia, PA – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market
August 29, Vineland, NJ – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture
August 30, W. Caldwell, NJ – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by RLB/Freshpro
Fresh Impact Colorado
August 26, Denver, CO – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
August 28, Rocky Ford, CO – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by L & M Produce
August 30, Monte Vista, CO – Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
Hosted by the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee
August 30, Sun Valley, ID
Idaho Grower-Shippers Association Annual Meeting & Industry Breakfast
More information on Fresh Impact Tour locations, as well as town hall registration options, can be found on the United Fresh website.
Throughout the trip, members and staff will be posting updates and photos to the United Fresh Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow along online or attend a Town Hall to join in on the 2013 California Fresh Impact Tour!
For more information on the upcoming Fresh Impact Tour, please contact Miriam Wolk, vice president of membership & marketing, at 202-303-3410 or by email at mwolk@unitedfresh.org.
Founded in 1904, the United Fresh Produce Association serves companies at the forefront of the global fresh and fresh-cut produce industry, including growers, shippers, fresh-cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year-round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses. For more information, visit www.unitedfresh.org or call 202-303-3400.
Source: United Fresh Produce Association