Tag: produce blueprints

Cathy Burns, former CEO of PMA, and now CEO of International Fresh Produce Association says she’s proud of IFPA and its achievements so far.

For this article our Trading Assistance team has identified seven common mistakes that can usually be avoided with some additional attention to the devilish details.   

Industry observers and some of those involved in the previous merger discussions attributed the 2012 failure to a disagreement over who should lead the merged organization.

The move to finally merge PMA and United Fresh took place during a long period of consolidation in food and agriculture associations, both regional and national, over the past 15 years.

A merger between the United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) had been discussed for decades, and it finally happened.

Training and educational programs can help produce companies retain employees by giving them the skills to move up in an organization, aid workers in making a transition to produce from another industry, and expose young people to potential employment opportunities they may not have considered.

At its essence, success in attracting and retaining talent is simply about providing a desirable working environment.

Part of what makes the produce industry unique is also putting it at risk: business succession is on the downswing, especially in agriculture.

Not only are young jobseekers looking for work-life balance, but they’re also looking for opportunities where they can make a difference—and this is where the produce industry stands out and above many others.

While compensation has long been an issue in attracting employees to the produce industry, a more recent but now paramount topic is the need for better work-life balance, such as by offering flexibility in when and where employees work.