Produce Alliance, a company specializing in providing fresh produce procurement and distribution services to food service clients, is now the sponsor of United Fresh’s quarterly foodservice publication, Fresh Insights for Foodservice. Starting with the Fall 2019 issue, released today, the report is focused on children’s menus. “The Kids’ Menu Issue,” looks closely at produce items […]

Sharon Olson, Co-founder and Executive Director of Y-Pulse®, a food-focused youth marketing research firm dedicated to young consumer eating habits and trends, will present during the 2020 FreshStart Conference’s education workshops taking place Wednesday, January 15. Olson will provide insight into the minds of kids, and the strategies of the foodservice professionals who feed them, […]

United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Emanuel Lazopoulos, former Senior Vice President of Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc., at the 2020 FreshStart Conference’s Gala Dinner, Wednesday, January 15, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. “Emanuel has been the consummate professional role model in the produce industry, not […]

Article from ANUK ANAHEIM, CA – If you were setting up your Fresh Summit booth yesterday and heard a lot of screaming and cheering, it is because colleagues of our industry were breaking through the finish line outside of the Anaheim Convention Center. Depending on the rider and what course they took, this meant anywhere from 275 […]

Article from ANUK SOLVANG, CA – Day two started before the crack of dawn as riders loaded up their bags and their bikes to get back in the saddle. No easy feat after finishing nearly 100 miles in said saddle less than 24 hours before. But sitting at breakfast watching everyone exchange stories about soreness, as well as […]

Article from ANUK CAMBRIA, CA – While many may have fantasized about the snazziest sports car they would drive down California’s Pacific Highway, more than 40 industry members are peddling the legendary road as they work to raise money to put salad bars in schools. Members from across the industry came together to kick off the […]

As Executive Director of the Urban School Food Alliance, Katie Wilson leads a collaboration of foodservice directors from 10 of the largest school districts in the United States in their quest to provide healthy foods to kids. Joining the United Fresh Start Foundation’s FreshStart Conference in January 2020 as keynote speaker, Katie will share insights […]

Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2019) – The United Fresh Start Foundation’s 2020 Community Innovation Grants Program application period is now open. The program funds initiatives that aim to increase children’s access, selection, and consumption of fresh produce whether at home, on weekends, during the summer, while out to eat, or outside the traditional school day. The […]

Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2019) — The FreshStart Conference, the United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual conference, golf tournament and gala dinner bringing the industry together to increase fresh produce access for kids and families, will once again feature a silent and live auction benefiting the foundation, as well as a General Session and Workshops focused […]

Bakersfield, CA. (May 16, 2019) – Bayer has committed $30,000 to the United Fresh Start Foundation in support of their mission to increase children’s access to fresh fruits and vegetables. As part of the partnership, Bayer is funding salad bars for four schools in the Rosedale Union School District and supporting the foundation’s Community Grants […]