Senator Stabenow to Keynote United Fresh Washington Conference

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) will keynote Wednesday morning’s General Session Breakfast, September 22 at 8:00 am ET, during next week’s United Fresh 2021 Washington Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

United Fresh Statement on Government Accountability Office’s USDA Food Box Program Report

The report indicates that the food box program was successful in reaching those in need, including 78% of counties in the United States and 89% of counties with more than 20% of the population living in poverty. There were areas of improvement cited, including USDA’s limited data collection on the number of jobs saved and disaggregated data on the types of recipient agencies that received food.

Burns and Stenzel Announce Industry Officers of New Association

Future Co-CEOs Cathy Burns of Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Tom Stenzel of United Fresh have named the Executive Committee that will serve as officers for the new association.

United Fresh Names 2021 Caplan Family Business Scholarship Winners

The Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program was founded in 2001 by sisters Karen Caplan and Jackie Caplan Wiggins, in honor of their mother, Frieda Rapoport Caplan. The program provides the opportunity for representatives from family-owned, United Fresh member businesses to attend the United Fresh Washington Conference.

United Fresh Introduces Class 26 of the Produce Industry Leadership Program

United Fresh Produce Association announced the members of the 2021-2022 United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program Leadership Class 26. United Fresh introduced the 12 members of Class 26 during a live webinar, which included a celebration of Class 25, before they graduate next month at the United Fresh Washington Conference.