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FPFC expanding and rebranding

By
Tim Linden

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council, which was launched more than 65 years ago as a Southern California organization, has completed a major rebranding effort and is also expanding its events calendar into the Arizona market.

“We are holding an Arizona Golf tournament over the Veteran’s Day Weekend at the Phoenician Golf Club in Scottsdale,” said FPFC President Don Gann. “The goal is to expand our outreach to Arizona to increase our value to our membership.”

Gann said early signups for the event are very encouraging, including some Arizona-based retailers. “We are going to hold this event and then listen to the feedback from our members and attendees from the Arizona produce industry to determine how best to move forward with other events and outreach,” he said.

The FPFC executive said the golf tournament is open to both members and non-members to give folks an opportunity to experience the camaraderie and networking possibilities that the FPFC affords. He added that it makes sense to expand to Arizona just as the FPFC expanded to Northern California decades ago. The regions are intertwined with many members having a presence in Arizona one way or another.

Interested parties can get more information about the event on the FPFC’s brand new website, which features a new look including a new logo.

“We are very excited to unveil the new FPFC logo, brandmark and website,” said Kori Martin of Oppy, a former chair of the FPFC and a member of the rebranding committee.  “Our committee has worked hard to bring the FPFC into the present and we feel that the new website and logo fit our association perfectly. We are very grateful to SpinQ for taking our vision and making it come to life. The new website will bring more advertising opportunities for sponsors to showcase their brand — this is a win for the organization and for FPFC members.”

The committee was composed of FPFC members Angela Hernandez of Trinity Fruit, Natalie J. Machado of FreshSource, Rachelle Schulken of Calavo Growers and Martin. Gann said the committee worked closely with brand designer SpinQ to create the new look. He added that the new FPFC logo, website, and brandmark represents the FPFC’s roots in produce and floral.  

Machado noted that the rebranding “brings the association into the 21st century and levels us with other associations in the industry. I was honored to be a part of this project. The board of directors, the committee and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It's an exciting new chapter for the FPFC.”

Hernandez agreed. “I love coming up with new branding ideas and helping to transform organizations and that’s exactly what this committee did through this rebranding.”

Gann expressed thanks to the FPFC board, the committee and staff member Emma McBride-Taylor for the countless hours that was spent on this project.

“The new branding freshens the FPFC’s look and brings the FPFC on par with other industry associations,” he said.  “We are excited to see the FPFC step into the 21st century with a new look and feel!”

As industry members check out the new website, Gann asked them to pay particular attention to the FPFC’s next event, which will be its first annual Topgolf Outing at a new facility in Ontario, CA, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m. “We’ve designed this as a night out after work during the week,” he said. “Bring your whole team and enjoy hanging with other people in the industry in a relaxed atmosphere.”

Gann said there will be the opportunity for some friendly competition as groups will be able to compete against each other, but mostly it’s a great way to end the summer with your produce industry colleagues at a new FPFC event.

The new FPFC website is live and can be found at the same web address (www.FPFC.org). FPFC members are encouraged to reach out to the FPFC to obtain a graphic of the new logo compatible with their website. Contact McBride-Taylor ([email protected]) for the correct logo format.

 

Tim Linden

Tim Linden

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Tim Linden grew up in a produce family as both his father and grandfather spent their business careers on the wholesale terminal markets in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Tim graduated from San Diego State University in 1974 with a degree in journalism. Shortly thereafter he began his career at The Packer where he stayed for eight years, leaving in 1983 to join Western Growers as editor of its monthly magazine. In 1986, Tim launched Champ Publishing as an agricultural publishing specialty company.

Today he is a contract publisher for several trade associations and writes extensively on all aspects of the produce business. He began writing for The Produce News in 1997, and currently wears the title of Editor at Large.

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