{"id":4067,"date":"2025-11-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=4067"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:27:47","slug":"fresh-news-for-the-fresh-produce-industry-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/fresh-news-for-the-fresh-produce-industry-november-2025\/2025\/11\/25\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh News for the Fresh Produce Industry November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-6abeeb7c-d540-47e9-9c7d-cb5a640bb60f\">GrubMarket Wins 2025 Sustainability Award for Transformative Initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-70a2ddfc-abdd-49b8-ae3f-8a6c5aeea7fb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-4069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-1f7c950c-2eda-4831-8ad9-42836b5d2a0b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grubmarket.com\/hello\/\">GrubMarket<\/a>, a leader in AI-powered technology for the food supply chain, has been awarded the 2025 \u2018<strong>Sustainability in the Food Industry Award<\/strong>\u2019 by <a href=\"https:\/\/theshelbyreport.com\/\">The Shelby Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dc9bcd6e-7c58-49e1-85f1-d44e353b37f0\">This accolade highlights GrubMarket\u2019s significant contributions to sustainability through its Sustainable California initiative, launched in 2023. The initiative is designed to restore ecosystems, support under-served farmers, and preserve California\u2019s agricultural environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d2579c75-0617-4cae-a378-06d315d6ad77\">GrubMarket\u2019s efforts include a large-scale reforestation project in partnership with One Tree Planted, which has resulted in the planting of over 130,000 native trees in areas affected by drought and wildfires. Additionally, the company supports socially disadvantaged farmers in transitioning to organic agriculture through the CCOF Organic Transition Program, providing grants and technical support to help achieve USDA organic certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6762c457-9e98-450e-9b6f-1a229a09c5df\">In 2025, GrubMarket also offered its AI-powered software solutions, such as WholesaleWare ERP and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grubmarket.ai\/\">GrubAssist AI<\/a>, free of charge to farms impacted by wildfires, enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-58b5ceae-40e6-4e41-9dac-09bcca23ed0f\">Read more:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/news\/private-companies\/grubmarket-wins-2025-sustainability-award-for-transformative-initiatives#google_vignette\">https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/news\/private-companies\/grubmarket-wins-2025-sustainability-award-for-transformative-initiatives#google_vignette<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8b42cb69-ac25-43d6-ad9b-c84eac7f8dfe\">[Source: TipRanks]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-4f827e2a-3551-41ce-ad32-1dc13b543f01\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-f2719e7f-3ded-4cac-93ad-41b6a20bbc37\">From the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-4846b46e-acf1-4886-b0c6-47ec288ddf55\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-1-d43b1812-5fe0-4666-8007-0016d8b68704.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4070\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f9300f1a-5a41-401b-a6d3-f7be3938a61b\">The CPMA Government Relations team is hard at work developing plans for the year ahead and want to ensure that we are advocating for the issues that are most important to your organizations and the produce industry in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-e4da07b1-34eb-4497-a8ea-bb7174b9940b\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-6421f0f0-e3f0-49ab-b5b7-9e9bfc9bf54b\"><strong>Reminder: Share your feedback on CPMA\u2019s Government Relations priorities for 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6594a20c-8da1-4532-8405-e5dea46a678c\">We want to hear from our volunteer leaders and members to ensure that we are focused on files of impact to your business.&nbsp; Please take a few minutes to provide your feedback on what should be CPMA&#8217;s top GR priorities for 2026 here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/3Z2QX3T\">https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/3Z2QX3T<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-42ed1e4e-87b4-4f2b-947f-a83499bc9af8\"><strong>The survey will remain open until Friday, November 21, 2025<\/strong>. Contact Shannon Sommerauer, Senior Director of Government Relations and Industry Technology, at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;&#116;o:&#x73;&#x73;&#x6f;&#109;&#109;er&#x61;&#x75;&#x65;&#114;&#64;cp&#x6d;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#97;\">&#x73;s&#x6f;&#109;&#x6d;&#101;r&#x61;u&#x65;&#114;&#x40;&#99;p&#x6d;&#97;&#x2e;&#99;a<\/a> with any questions or for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7aaa176d-08ff-4944-8e3b-bbd1c598db08\">[Source: CPMA Member Bulletin November 5, 2025]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-fd69998e-9686-4dda-af39-3286b246d3a6\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-e5a3e13e-abca-4b89-ad96-1866f3ea7ed2\"><strong>Nominate Outstanding Women in Produce<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-59d56b86-c85b-4a01-8ea7-f0dc0ed58aa5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/image-2.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-2.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-4071\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-85c72470-e213-4c1a-8ffd-26cb503bc81c\">In partnership with Grocery Business, CPMA is excited to, once again, recognize exceptional women in the produce industry. 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