Washington, DC (February 5, 2008) - The United Fresh Produce Executive Development Program on March 9-14 at Cornell University’s Statler Hotel and Executive Conference is sold out for the second straight year and names are now being accepted for the waiting list. This weeklong program designed specifically for produce industry executives provides the knowledge to successfully navigate today’s business challenges.

The Executive Development Progam, created in partnership with the Cornell University Food Industry Management Program is marked as an MBA-level course in Produce. It is an intensive educational journey for executives to maximize strategic, leadership and tactical skills from Cornell’s top instructors through direct application.

“The program has reached its maximum capacity at 40 people, but we are still accepting names for the waiting list,” said Victoria Backer of the United Fresh Research & Education Foundation. “We encourage anyone who was thinking about attending to call us and have their name put on the waiting list.”

The Program includes all classroom sessions and materials, tours, lunches, several special dinners, completion certificate, group photo and 5 nights lodging at The Statler Hotel.

For more information or to put your name on the waiting list, contact Beth Berman, United Fresh education manager, at 202-303-3405.

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Founded in 1908, the United Fresh Research & Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization designed to help meet the public’s need for healthy, high quality, safe and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. The Foundation offers research and education programs to enhance the produce industry’s effectiveness, develop leadership skills at all levels of the industry to better meet public needs, advance produce safety and quality and increase children’s’ consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.