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This week, we loved your posts about inspiring industry professionals, cartoon robot chefs and cocktail contests. Hey, we can’t make this stuff up. (Plus, as journalists, that’s highly frowned upon.) Truth is indeed stranger/cooler than fiction sometimes. LinkedIn While many of us love a good before-and-after photo collage, John Toner took it to the next level during the 2020 Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge by the Texas International Produce Association. He was one of the featured participants who documented their progress during the six-month challenge and used it as a springboard for a total overhaul of his lifestyle. The premise is for produce industry members to “walk the talk” of eating healthy, and to make some positive long-lasting changes, whatever that means for each participant. Toner, vice president of conventions and industry collaborations for United Fresh Produce Association, is obviously going through a lot of change at work too, as his association merges with Produce Marketing Association. One year after he started his clean eating journey, Toner has shed a visibly significant amount of weight with several strategies, including exercise, healthy diet and sobriety for a full year, as he celebrated in another LinkedIn post. Toner’s blog posts during the…
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