“We’re going to cover a lot of ground talking with industry members this summer – in both miles and the diverse topics we’ll be addressing,” said United Fresh CEO Tom Stenzel. “United Fresh Impact Tours always allow us to engage in personal discussions about challenges facing our members, from labor and immigration, to food safety, to ways to increase produce consumption. At each stop along the way, we’ll spotlight how United can help leverage the passion of individual members to make a difference for the greater industry.”
The Fresh Impact Tour will begin in the Northeast, with town hall events in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. Other town halls will be held in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and California. Throughout the tours, United leaders and staff will meet with industry members at their operations, and Stenzel will also speak to the Texas Produce Convention and the Idaho Grower Shipper Association.
The current Fresh Impact Tour schedule is as follows:
Fresh Impact New York/New England
- July 29, Highland, NY - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by New York Apple Association and New York Apple Sales
- July 30, Danvers, MA - New England Produce Council Golf Tournament Luncheon
- July 31, Boston, MA - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
- August 1, Portland, ME - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
- August 2, Presque Isle, ME - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by the Maine Farmers Exchange, Maine Potato Board and Northeast Packaging Company
Fresh Impact Midwest
- August 5, Poseyville, IN - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by Frey Produce
- August 6, St. Louis, MO - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by Save-A-Lot
- August 7, Kansas City, MO & Kansas City, KS - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
- Hosted by Liberty Fruit Company
- August 8, San Antonio, TX Texas Produce Convention Keynote Luncheon
Fresh Impact California
- August 8, Visalia, CA - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by California Grape & Tree Fruit League and California Citrus Mutual
- August 9, Salinas, CA - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by Grower-Shipper Association of Central California
Fresh Impact Wisconsin & Minnesota
- August 12, Milwaukee, WI - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by Roundy’s
- August 13, Stevens Point, WI - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Association
- August 15, Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Fresh Impact Pennsylvania & New Jersey
- August 27, Ephrata, PA - Town Hall Breakfast & Member Visits Hosted by Four Seasons Family of Companies and the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association
- August 27, Kennett Square, PA - Industry Reception Hosted by American Mushroom Institute
- August 28, Philadelphia, PA - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visit Hosted by the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market
- August 29, Vineland, NJ - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture
- August 30, W. Caldwell, NJ - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by RLB/Freshpro
Fresh Impact Colorado
- August 26, Denver, CO - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits
- August 28, Rocky Ford, CO - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by L & M Produce
- August 30, Monte Vista, CO - Town Hall Luncheon & Member Visits Hosted by the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee
- August 30, Sun Valley, ID Idaho Grower-Shippers Association Annual Meeting & Industry Breakfast
Miriam Wolk
United Fresh
Tel: +1 202 303 3410
mwolk@unitedfresh.org
www.unitedfresh.org