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PMA Contacts:

About Produce Marketing Association (PMA)

Founded in 1949, the Produce Marketing Association is the leading trade association representing nearly 3,000 companies from every segment of the global produce and floral supply chain. Members rely on PMA year round for the business solutions they need to increase sales and consumption, build strong professional relationships, and expand their business opportunities. For more information, visit www.pma.com.

CPMA Contacts:

About Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is a not-for-profit association founded in 1925 and committed to increasing the market for fresh fruit and vegetables in Canada, by encouraging cooperation and information exchange among all segments, in both the domestic and international arenas. The CPMA represents over 675 Canadian and International companies within a vertically integrated membership involving all levels of the produce supply chain from the grower/packer/shipper to retail and foodservice. For more information, visit www.cpma.ca.

United Fresh Contacts:

About United Fresh Produce Association

United Fresh Produce Association is the pre-eminent trade association for the produce industry in managing critical public policy issues; shaping legislative and regulatory action; providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health; and developing educational programs and business opportunities for members to better meet consumer needs for increased consumption of fresh produce. Founded in 1904, United Fresh represents the interests of member companies from small family businesses to the largest international corporations throughout the global fresh produce supply chain, including growers, shippers, fresh-cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. For more information, visit www.unitedfresh.org.

GS1 US Contacts:

About GS1 US

GS1 US, a not-for-profit standards organization, is one of the most respected leaders in global commerce. GS1 US administers the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.) and the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) as well as develops worldwide standards for identification codes, data carriers, and electronic commerce. More than 200,000 member companies doing business in 25 major industries use open, global standards to optimize their supply chain and business processes. Businesses rely on GS1 US to help improve their supply chains, with the ultimate goals of reducing costs, expanding their markets, generating sales, increasing collaboration with other businesses, and getting more out of their resources. As a member organization of GS1, GS1 US is part of a fully integrated global organization representing over a million companies doing business across 145 countries using the GS1 system. For more information, visit www.GS1US.org.