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The Technical Report details the results of months of research on Canadian and global plastic use, focusing on the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain’s impact.

If you haven’t caught the CPMA Produce Talks podcast lately, you missed a great one talking about plastic.

The use of brand owner-specific UPCs or Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) captures the brand owner and product identification while also providing a number of benefits including the globally unique identification of fresh produce.

PRESS RELEASE We lost a great friend and partner. Leo Baribeau passed away September 24th at the age of 73. Leo’s wife Ginny, and daughter Sheila, were at his side as he left this world peacefully with the people he loved most.

Innovations on the show floor tell me the produce industry is responding to consumer demand for less plastic and more sustainable options.

MONTRÉAL—Vertical farms are all over the news as players want to cash in on consumer demand for local fresh produce, but it’s not as easy as dropping a container next to a supermarket. That’s where a background in greenhouse growing comes in.

If the Freggie Approved Award winner at CPMA 2019 seems familiar, it should.

Bernadette Hamel had an idea something was up when the Canadian Produce Marketing Association asked her to come to the convention this year.

MONTREAL—At the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention on April 3, CPMA president Ron Lemaire introduced new tools members have to tackle key issues facing the fresh produce industry.