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This episode features CPMA President, Ron Lemaire, CPMA Board Member, Kendra Mills of the PEI Potato Board, and the 2023 CPMA Produce Champion, Member of Parliament (MP) Kody Blois, in a discussion about opportunities and key challenges within the fresh produce sector in Canada, and how Members of Parliament can help advance the goals of the Canadian agriculture sector. MP Blois has been the Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, Nova Scotia since 2019. He was recognized as the 2023 CPMA Produce Champion for his ongoing contributions to advancing the priorities of CPMA members and the broader Canadian agricultural sector. In addition, we've added a new segment to each of our monthly episodes called Industry Insights. Listen to the end of the podcast as Mike Mauti shares some current statistics from the Canadian consumer market. Play the Podcast Thank you to our podcast series sponsor, Nature Fresh Farms.

In this episode, we're excited to present the annual “Between Two Chairs” podcast. Ron Lemaire shares stories with the previous CPMA Chair Mario Masellis and current CPMA Chair Colin Chapdelaine. Mario is with Catania Worldwide and Colin Chapdelaine is with the Star Group. Listen as they tell us where the industry is going and how sustainability and innovation are keys to the future of the produce industry. We've added a new segment to each of our monthly episodes called Industry Insights. Listen to the end of the podcast as Mike Mauti shares some current statistics from the Canadian consumer market. Play the Podcast Thank you to our podcast series sponsor, Nature Fresh Farms.

In this episode, CPMA President, Ron Lemaire and CPMA Chair, Mario Masellis of Catania Worldwide welcome the 2022 CPMA Produce Champion, Scot Davidson, the Member of Parliament (MP) for York-Simcoe. CPMA's annual Produce Champion award is given to one or more Members of Parliament and/or a Senator who have been supportive of the produce industry and effective at bringing industry issues to the forefront on Parliament Hill. In the second part of the podcast, Ron Lemaire leads a panel of discussion consisting of Quinton Woods of Gwillimdale Farms, Fred Webber, former CEO of DRC, Guy Milette of Courchesne Larose, and Colin Chapdelaine of Star Produce. The panel discusses the Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act (C-280), which was recently introduced in the House of Commons by MP Scot Davidson, the history and the importance of this bill, and how people can get involved to support it through the legislative process. Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast series sponsor, Nature Fresh Farms. CPMA would also like to acknowledge Fresh from Florida as a sponsor of this podcast.                 

In this episode, Ron Lemaire has a discussion with Larry McIntosh, a past Chair of CPMA and the 2021 Produce Person of the Year. Larry has spent 27 years in the produce industry, recently retiring as CEO of Peak of the Market. We talk about how the produce industry has evolved over years, the resilience of our sector and the future hurdles that we will continue to overcome. Among many other topics, Larry tells us that he feels CPMA's Passion for Produce program is the best program in the industry for young professionals and shares his advice for PFP participants to achieve success in business. Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsors, Nature Fresh Farms and Fresh From Florida.                 

On this special 100th episode of Produce Talks, Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA moderates a roundtable discussion with our Chair, Guy Milette of Courchesne Larose, and nine past CPMA Chairs including: Davis Yung of Fresh Direct Produce, Oleen Smethurst of Costco Wholesale Canada, Les Mallard of Fyffes, Rick Alcocer of Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Mike Furi of Federated Co-operatives Limited, Walt Breeden of Oppy, Jim DiMenna of Red Sun Farms, Prentice Dent of Pear Bureau Northwest, and Larry McIntosh, former President and CEO of Peak of the Market.This group of produce professionals brings well over 200 years of produce experience, and each looks back at his/her term as CPMA's Chairs, revisiting how the industry and the Association operated, and how we collectively overcame adversity. The group also looks at how the pandemic has reshaped our market and ways that members and industry partners can navigate the future. Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.                 

On this episode, CPMA President, Ron Lemaire speaks with 2020 CPMA award winners about their careers, key focuses, and the industry changes they have seen and experienced through the years. Ron first talks with the 2020 CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Mike Ecker, along with Oleen Smethurst, The Packer's 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year. This is followed by a conversation with the CPMA Produce Champion advocacy award winner, Member of Parliament for Cowichan–Malahat–Langford and NDP Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Alistair MacGregor.   Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.                 

This month on Produce Talks we turn the microphone over to Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA, as he sits down for a conversation with Rick Alcocer, the past CPMA Chair, of Duda Farms for the past year, and Les Mallard, the new CPMA Chair, of Fyffes North America Inc. They’ll discuss the role of the CPMA chair, the direction CPMA will take in the next year, and how young professionals can get involved and make a difference.Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.You can subscribe to the podcast. 

This month on Produce Talks Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA, continues his conversation with Sam Silvestro, Past Chair of CPMA, and Rick Alcocer, the new CPMA Chair, of Duda Farms. In this part of the conversation, Rick outlines the priorities for his upcoming year as chair, and we get to learn just how much CPMA’s first international chair knows about Canada.Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.You can subscribe to the podcast. 

This month on Produce Talks we turn the microphone over to Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA, as he sits down for a conversation with Sam Silvestro, Chair of CPMA for the past year, and Rick Alcocer, the incoming CPMA Chair, of Duda Farms. They’ll discuss the role of the CPMA chair and the direction of CPMA. Play the PodcastThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.You can subscribe to the podcast. 

This month on Produce Talks, we turn the mic over to Ron Lemaire the President of CPMA as he sits down with a panel of the media who cover our industry to review the year that was 2016 and predicting the major stories of 2017.This episode is the first half of a conversation with:·         Meagan Kashty (Canadian Grocer)·         Karen Davidson (The Grower)·         Greg Johnson (The Packer)·         Marieke Hemmes (Fresh Plaza)Play Part 1 Thank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.You can subscribe to the podcast. 

This month on Produce Talks, we turn the mic over to Ron Lemaire the President of CPMA as he sits down with a panel of the media who cover our industry to review the year that was 2016 and predicting the major stories of 2017.This episode is the first half of a conversation with:·         Meagan Kashty (Canadian Grocer)·         Karen Davidson (The Grower)·         Greg Johnson (The Packer)·         Marieke Hemmes (Fresh Plaza)Play Part 2Thank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.You can subscribe to the podcast. 

This month on Produce Talks we turn the microphone over to Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA as he sits down for a conversation with Mike Furi from The Grocery People (CPMA Past Chair), and Sam Silvestro from Walmart Canada (CPMA Chair) to discuss the role of the CPMA chair and the direction of the CPMA organization. This month we are splitting the conversation into two episodes. Download EpisodeThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.

This month on Produce Talks we turn the microphone over to Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA as he sits down for a conversation with Mike Furi from The Grocery People (CPMA Past Chair), and Sam Silvestro from Walmart Canada (CPMA Chair) to discuss the role of the CPMA chair and the direction of the CPMA organization. This month we are splitting the conversation into two episodes. Download EpisodeThank you to our podcast sponsor, NatureFresh™ Farms.Remember, if you have an idea for a podcast we want to hear from you.

In part 2 of the Produce Talks year in review, we have turned the mic over to Ron Lemaire, President of CPMA, to continue his conversation with a panel of media who cover our industry to review the year that was 2015 and predicting the major stories of 2016.This episode is the second half of a conversation with:·        John Groh (Produce News)·        Karen Davidson (The Grower)·        Tom Karst (The Packer)·        Karen James (Grocery Business)·        Matthew Ogg (Fresh Fruit Portal)In this episode, the panel reviews some changes in international trade, technology impacts, marketing trends, and predicting the big stories of 2016. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download EpisodeMusic in this episode is from bensound.com.

 This month on Produce Talks, we turn the mic over to Ron Lemaire the President of CPMA as he sits down with a panel of the media who cover our industry to review the year that was 2015 and predicting the major stories of 2016.This episode is the first half of a conversation with:·        John Groh (Produce News)·        Karen Davidson (The Grower)·        Tom Karst (The Packer)·        Karen James (Grocery Business)·        Matthew Ogg (Fresh Fruit Portal)In this episode, the panel reviews some of the major events around sustainability, food trends, and food safety and regulation. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Download EpisodeMusic in this episode is from bensound.com.

Ron Lemaire wants Canadians to eat one more serving of fruit and veg for better health and a richer economy.