During the State of the Industry keynote session at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show, IFPA CEO Cathy Burns revealed the association has been granted observer status to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, thereby allowing IFPA to represent the fresh produce and floral community in climate negotiations.

Ocean Mist Farms, North America's leading grower and shipper of fresh artichokes, is excited to unveil its new Roastables line at the International Fresh Produce Association tradeshow in Atlanta this week.

Kicking off the annual International Fresh Produce Association State of the Industry keynote with a recap of various advocacy victories in 2024 and concluding the session with the unveiling of a new policymaker-oriented campaign focused on the reality that IFPA and its global members Fight for Fresh. IFPA CEO Cathy Burns highlighted the impact fresh produce and floral has on people, plates and the planet. 

For Mexico, “seasonal produce” seems to be a term of the past, and for companies like Divine Flavor, transitioning to newer growing regions and reinvesting in current growing operations are paving the way to supply their produce commodities year-round.

Vidre+, a breakthrough technology that unlocks the full potential of the ethylene inhibitor 1-MCP, is now being introduced to growers, packers, shipper and retailers, who can all easily incorporate it into their operations to extend shelf-life of produce and floral items.

Earlier this year, TOMRA Food integrated its fresh and processed sides of the business under one organization.

“As we integrated and looked toward our customers’ needs, we saw so many synergies and potentials to add more value, be more customer-centric and add new product opportunities,” said Sean Slevin, TOMRA’s regional sales director for NAM West. “So many positive things to do.”