Whether lounging by the pool or luxuriating in a spa treatment, the 2021 sweepstakes winner for the Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest will be able to savor some well-earned R&R. Everyone who enters the Idaho Potato Commission’s 30th annual retail display competition will be part of a random drawing for a trip for two to world-renowned Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Arizona.

Fowler Farms is a regular face at the annual New York Produce Show, having been a participating exhibitor since its inception.

“We consider it an important show because we can showcase the value and quality of local apples,” said Austin Fowler, the co-owner of the Wolcott, NY-based company. “Most apple shippers have to make the 2,800-mile trip just like their fruit to get to the East Coast. We can deliver to the same population within hours.”

New York Apple Sales has been exhibiting at the NY Produce Show since its inception and now that the Glenmont, NY-based company has launched its consumer-facing brand, Yes! Apples, the show serves as a great venue to share all of the exciting efforts and results that it put forth since the launch of the brand with customers in the greater metro area.

Mission Produce, Inc., a leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh avocados, announced that James (Jim) Donovan, senior vice president of global info. & industry affairs, is retiring after over 36 years with the organization. During his expansive stretch at Mission, Donovan garnered a strong reputation in sales, operations, and industry relations, but spent the better part of his career in a senior level global sourcing position.

StickyLickits has unveiled its first collection of edible Sesame Street stickers developed for kids. The stickers feature Elmo, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Abby, Bert and Oscar the Grouch, and encourage kids to eat their fruits and vegetables.

There are tens of thousands of trade associations in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic forced each one to reexamine the ways they serve and represent their industry.

For United Fresh Produce Association, the more things change, the more they stay the same. United Fresh has used its voice throughout these turbulent times, to do what it has done for more than 100 years — unite businesses across the produce supply chain to build strategic partnerships and create long-term initiatives to solve unique business challenges.