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Among the findings, this issue reports that fresh perimeter categories have emerged as the growth engines of the store, with the produce department continuing to grow.

United Fresh offers free, live webinars to discuss its latest FreshFacts on Retail and Fresh Insights on Foodservice reports.

On a recent trip to Leamington, ON, I caught up with Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer for Pure Hothouse Foods about his upcoming presentation at United Fresh's BrandStorm in Austin. 

Most people know I live in Austin, TX, the host city for United Fresh’s BrandStorm conference this year and I’ve gotten quite a few requests for must-see or must-eat recommendations, so here you go.

United Fresh has opened the public comment period to the just-posted redline version of the Produce GAPs Harmonized Standard, detailing the proposed revisions that were reviewed by the Technical Working Group at their September meeting.

United Fresh is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program. This program recognizes 25 outstanding retail produce managers for their innovative merchandising, produce-related community outreach, increased store sales and recognition among company peers.

United Fresh Produce Association worked to ensure passage of legislation, which updated school nutrition standards for the more than 30 million children who participate in school meal programs each day. The updated standards require schools to significantly increase the amount and variety of fruits and vegetables that are available to students at breakfast and lunch.

With this week’s release of the Task Force Report, we share with the industry and all concerned powerful recommendations that we believe can help protect public health and reduce the impact of outbreaks on our industry if and when they do occur. 

The three-part program focused on developing the next generation of produce safety professionals.