The Foundation for Fresh Produce announced the new 2025 board members at the Global Produce & Floral Show in Atlanta.  The Foundation was founded by The International Fresh Produce Association and its mission is to grow a healthier world by changing the trajectory of human health.

The board of directors for 2025 will be chaired by Dwight Ferguson, president and CEO of California Agricultural Leadership Foundation.  Alex DiNovo, president and COO of DNO Produce, will continue to serve on the board and executive committee as past chair.   

The National Watermelon Promotion Board announced its continued partnership with the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) for the 11th consecutive year.

Metro Inc. announced the inauguration of its automated distribution center for fresh products in Toronto, which marks the completion of a nearly billion-dollar investment in the modernization of its supply chain.

A consumer study by Category Partners and CMI Orchards crowned Ambrosia Gold as the No. 1 preferred apple in blind taste tests against seven other high-flavor branded and core varieties. An impressive 85 percent of participants ranked Ambrosia Gold in their top three, with 75 percent preferring it over its comparable core variety, Gala.

 Whether it was a convening of produce and floral leaders held in collaboration with the Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative, the approval of a formal definition of regenerative agriculture by the International Fresh Produce Association’s Sustainability Council, IFPA’s debut as an observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, or conversations on topics such as climate and food waste with innov