The United Nations General Assembly designated 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations ... Read More
Improving Your Business
News in Supply Chain Transparency and SFC Licence
New Supply Chain Transparency Platform... Global Food Corporation, Cargill has partnered up on a supply chain transparency platform called Splinter. "COVID-19 blew open vulnerabilities in the global food supply chain, and super-charged efforts ... Read More
Perplexing Passwords
We're at the head of the class when it comes to recommending that passwords be strong and distinctive in an effort to safeguard online security. While we totally agree with computer-generated passwords, we know we're not the only ones tortured by the ... Read More
Helpful Information For Improving Your Fresh Produce Business
Update from CFIA: Information about Organic Certificates Accompanying Imported Products If you import fresh fruits and vegetables, you are now required to submit a copy of the organic product certificate when declaring organic products online using ... Read More
Two Ways You Can Improve Your Fresh Produce Business!
Upcoming October Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality Assurance Workshop from CPMA and NSF Canada... The next CPMA food safety workshop is coming up on October 20, 21 and 22. The topics covered in the workshop include food safety principles, an ... Read More
Are You Spending Too Much Time on Accounts Receivable Collections?
There's a solution for that! The AR Collections CodeRunner script in PICS can send an EmFx email or fax for AR Vouchers which are either (a) approaching the due date or (b) past the due date. How great is that! This routine compares the AR ... Read More
PICS in a Box Security
Sadly, in the past 2-3 years we have had far too many opportunities to help customers recover from Ransomware and other nasty problems due to Internet usage. Most of our customers feel that the PICS in a Box appliance is one of the most important ... Read More
Canadian Produce Industry Updates
Recent CPMA Advocacy Efforts Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, CPMA has continued its efforts to advocate for our industry’s needs and priorities with government and elected officials, including the need for improved employment incentive programs, ... Read More
Shortcuts for Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software
Action Short Cut Keys Function The PICS program has been designed to allow the user to use keyboard short-cuts to achieve the same results, which some users find is faster than using the mouse. The following is a list of actions that can be ... Read More