Long gone are the days of the stuffy corporate voice. Corporate culture is changing and shifting away from a detached, overly cautious voice to one that is more direct, honest, and in tune with its intended audience.

Christmas and New Year’s Eve are right around the corner, and ongoing supply chain disruptions are threatening to dampen the holiday cheer.

In order to figure out what the “hold up” is, the Federal Trade Commission is ordering nine large retailers, wholesalers and consumer good suppliers to provide detailed information that will help the FTC shed light on the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how these disruptions are causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy.

Nogales, AZ — The cancellation of the PMA Fresh Summit was especially disappointing for IPR Fresh, according to company President Jose Luis Obregon.

“We were looking forward to going to New Orleans and seeing our clients, and getting back to normal,” Obregon said of the event, which was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and again in 2021 due to Hurricane Ida.

Adding to its roster of technology and industry experts, Stout Industrial Technology announced that Brent Shedd has been appointed as the CEO of the industrial solutions and artificial intelligence company. A serial founder and CEO of startups in the AI and autonomous vehicle industries, Shedd will work alongside the Stout team on both product and market expansion.

California-based avocado grower Index Fresh Inc. has added Nick Garcia to its sales and business development team with an eye toward growth in all areas within the U.S. and a specific focus on expansion in the foodservice sector. The move positions the over 100-year-old avocado company to build upon existing relationships and cultivate new partnerships through consistency, reliability, and integrity.

Michelle Broom has resigned as president of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association, effective Feb. 11, 2022.

Over the last three years, Broom has been instrumental in supporting and executing the board’s strategic direction and she has implemented many new initiatives to ensure its continued growth and success as an association. Broom’s inspiring leadership has left a lasting impression on our organization, membership and community.