A pear industry task force is looking at how the Pear Bureau Northwest might coordinate its domestic pear promotions with the companies supplying the pears. The Pear Bureau works with 200 retailers around the United States to set up generic promotions for U.S. pears, leaving it up to the retailers to secure their own supplies. But during a strategic planning retreat in January, pear industry representatives discussed how the Pear Bureau might work more closely with the shipping organizations that are also running pear promotions. “There seemed to be a lot of concern that the industry could work better together, […]