DNO Produce Awarded Industry Advocate of the Year Award
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WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this morning, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) featured an exciting announcement at the breakfast general session of the Washington Conference. It was announced that DNO Produce was named the 2022 Industry Advocate of the Year Award recipient.
“We are humbled and honored to receive the Industry Advocate of the Year Award this year. We are committed to advocacy because our work and our produce is changing the trajectory of global human health,” said Alex DiNovo, President and Chief Executive Officer of DiNovo Produce (DNO). “That is something that everyone in our industry should be proud to be a part of. Our livelihood is genuinely a good thing that creates a more vibrant and healthier world.”
DNO has been an active and engaged advocate for many years, but has demonstrated outstanding support over the past year in particular, according to a press release. Its team members are engaged with grassroots and industry public policy conferences each year, and the company also has an impressive list of engagements with U.S. representatives and policy makers.
The company has been an especially vocal advocate for child nutrition policies that are providing school children with greater access to fresh produce on a daily basis. DNO and DiNovo participated in education and support to representatives in Washington, but also offered invaluable support and advice for school nutrition leaders.
“DNO has prioritized proactively reaching out to their Members of Congress throughout the year—not simply when something is needed,” said IFPA’s Vice President of Nutrition and Health Mollie Van Lieu. “This is a textbook example of effective engagement, and I’m thrilled to see DNO and Alex’s team recognized for their hard work. Alex and DNO have been a trusted and responsive resource throughout many of the less glamorous, but essential, parts of policy work including weighing in on technicalities of programs and policies. It is work that requires constant attention and DNO has been unwavering in their advocacy work on behalf of the industry.”
For additional comments from IFPA, be sure to read the press release in full here.
Congratulations to DNO Produce!
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Members of the DNO Produce maintenance team.
Rosa from the FRESHEALTH processing team.
Founder Tony DiNovo and President and COO Alex DiNovo.
David from the DNO Produce warehouse team.
Alex DiNovo, President and Chief Operating Officer of DNO Produce, accepts the Produce Advocate of the Year Award from the International Fresh Produce Association.
Photo courtesy of A.E. Landes Photography.
Left to right: Robert Guenther, Chief Public Policy Officer at the International Fresh Produce Association; Alex DiNovo, DNO Produce President and Chief Operating Officer; Deadra Barnett, DNO Produce Director of Food Safety; Vlices Garcia, FRESHEALTH Processing Supervisor; Marissa Dake, DNO Produce Director of Communications and Public Affairs.
Photo courtesy of A.E. Landes Photography.
Staff from DNO Produce, along with other member companies from the International Fresh Produce Association.
Photo courtesy of A.E. Landes Photography.
Vlices Garcia (left) accepted the award on behalf of DNO Produce at the IFPA Washington Conference. He is pictured here with his family.
Members of the DNO Produce shipping and warehouse team, including recent Brocc’ Star Marc Kirkes (second from the right).
Members of the DNO Produce warehouse team, including recent Brocc’ Star, Heath Holmes (center).
DNO driver Allaedin, recently featured in our Driver Appreciation Week posts.
Members of the FRESHEALTH processing team.
Logistics Coordinator, Chelsie
Warehouse Lead, Charles
Bailey and Brenton from the DNO Produce sales team.
Members of the DNO Produce receiving and warehouse team.
Robert from the DNO Produce sanitation team.