{"id":988,"date":"2013-11-22T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=988"},"modified":"2013-11-22T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T15:00:05","slug":"sesame-street-and-pma-together-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/sesame-street-and-pma-together-at-last\/2013\/11\/22\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Street and PMA &#8211; Together at Last!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced on October 30, 2013:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of the industry, we were honored today to join First Lady Michelle Obama to announce a unique and powerful partnership between Sesame Workshop and PMA that\u2019s committed to increasing children\u2019s consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. We\u2019re thrilled to share that, under the agreement, members of the fresh produce industry will receive access to Sesame Street\u2019s licensed characters, free of royalties for two years from the launch date.&#8221; <a title=\"Sesame Street and PMA - together at last!\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/4QM9S6\" target=\"_blank\">Read the announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Look out Cookie Monster, fresh fruits and vegetables are coming to a neighbourhood near you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced on October 30, 2013: &#8220;On behalf of the industry, we were honored today to join First Lady Michelle Obama to announce a unique and powerful partnership between Sesame Workshop and PMA that\u2019s committed to increasing children\u2019s consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. 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