2022

Produce Marketer’s
Calendar
The Ultimate Planning Calendar
for Fresh Produce Marketers
 January 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Hot Tea Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Oatmeal Month
National Slow Cooking Month

2022 Ready to get ahead on your social 1 National Soup Month

media content? Download our New Year’s Day National Baking Month
Social Media Social Media Calendar today!
National Fat-Free Living Month
Calendar Get your copy now Self-love Month
International Creativity Month
Be Kind to Others Month
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2nd - 8th: Thank Your Customers Week

9 10
Marketer’s Tip
January is the perfect time to make sure your
public relations plan is in place for the new year!
Not only is PR vital for brand awareness, it’s also
11 12 13 14 15 necessary and important in times of crisis! Learn
more about the many ways public relations can
benefit your company on our website.

Top Hashtags
#2022
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 #NewYearsEve
#NewYearsDay
School Nutrition Industry Conference - San Antonio, TX #NewYearNewMe
Winter Fancy Food Show - San Francisco, CA #Travel

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 #Resolutions
#NewYearsResolutions
#MLKday
#Winter
#Family
30 31

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 February 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Chocolate Lover’s Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
1 2 3 4 5 National Potato Lover’s Month
Chinese New Year Groundhog Day National Hot Breakfast Month
National Cherry Month
National Grapefruit Month

Global Organic Produce Expo -

Hollywood, FL Marketer’s Tip
Are you keeping up with the ever evolving
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 food and beverage landscape? If not, take
Abraham Lincoln’s time this month to make sure you’re staying
Birthday up-to-date on recipe and industry-related
trends to strategically include in your overall
marketing strategy.

Top Hashtags
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 #ValentinesDay2022
Valentine’s Day #ValentinesDay
#BeMine
#PresidentsDay
#GroundHogDay
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#ChineseNewYear
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 #Superbowl2022
President’s Day
#SuperbowlSunday
#MargaritaMonday
#NationalMargaritaDay
#Galentines
#Heart
27 28
#LoveYou
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 March 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Fresh Celery Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Noodle Month
National Flour Month
1 2 3 4 5 National Frozen Food Month
Mardis Gras National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Sauce Month
Women’s History Month
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Marketer’s Tip
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Get to know the youngest consumer with
buying power, generation Z. This cohort ranges
from ages 6 - 24 years of age and are health
and finance conscious while craving brand
authenticity. Get the slides from our Webinar
highlighting this knowledge-hungry generation!
International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York SXSW - Austin, TX
Top Hashtags
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Daylight Savings National Pi Day St. Patrick’s Day #FirstDayOfSpring
Begins #Spring
International Food Blogger Conference -
Social Media Marketing World - San Diego, CA El Paso, TX & Jaurez, Mexico #InternationalWomansDay
#EmployeeAppreciationDay
SXSW - Austin, TX
#MarketingMonday
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 #MondayMotivation
International Food #SpringCleaning
Blogger Conference
#MarchMadness
- El Paso, TX &
Jaurez, Mexico #StPaddysDay
SXSW - Austin, TX London Produce Show and Conference - London #StPatricksDay
#SpringBreak
27 28 29 30 31 #SB2022
#PiDay
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#RedNoseDay
Fresh marketing ideas and
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 April 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Pecan Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National BLT Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
1 2 National Grilled Cheese Month
Essential Services National Poetry Month
Tell a story that resonates with customers
Keep America Beautiful Month
instead of just selling your products.
National Garlic Month
GET STARTED National Soy Foods Month

Marketer’s Tip
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Does your company have a blog? Not only do
80% of internet users interact regularly with
blogs, but according to HubSpot, companies
that prioritized blogging saw 13x more return
CPMA Convention and Trade Show - Montreal, Quebec on their investment.

Fruit Logistica - Berlin, Germany

Top Hashtags
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 #Passover
#AprilFools
#EarthDay
#NationalSiblingsDay
#HappyEaster
#Spring
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 #Bunny
Easter Earth Day
#AprilFoolsDay
#WorldHealthDay
#AprilShowers
#Nature

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 #Earth
#Paradise
#NationalPetDay

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 May 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Beef Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National BBQ Month
National Loaded Potato Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 National Hamburger Month
Cinco De Mayo National Egg Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Strawberry Month
National Photo Month

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Marketer’s Tip
Mother’s Day Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a key
factor in helping your website climb to the top
of Google search results. Did you know FAQ
pages are a great way to boost SEO? Google
views the coding differently than a normal
webpage and actually ranks it higher on the

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 results page. You can learn more about how to

improve your SEO here!
Armed Forces Day
Top Hashtags
National
Restaurant #MothersDay #StarWars
PMA Fresh Connections - Association Show
Guadalajara, Mexico #MothersDayGiftIdeas #Summer
- Chicago, IL
#MothersDaySale #Spring
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 #2022Grad #MemorialDay
#HappyMothersDay #Memorial2022
#MothersDay2022 #Mothers
#CincoDeMayo #Grads2022
National Restaurant Association Show - Chicago, IL #CincoDeMayoParty #ClassOf2022

29 30 31 #Graduation

Memorial Day #StarWarsDay

Content planning is overwhelming. #MothersDayLunch
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 June 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Candy Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Dairy Month
National Fruit and Vegetables Month

Social Media 1 2 3 4 National Iced Tea Month

National Papaya Month
Strategy & Plan
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GET STARTED Adding fuel to your marketing strategies
is sometimes easier said than done when
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 From marketing webinars and a plethora
of downloadable marketing ebooks, to a
weekly blog that inspires and assists fellow
marketers, we offer several free-resources
that can help enhance your marketing
strategies on a weekly basis.

Top Hashtags
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 #InternationalPicnicDay #SummerVibes
Flag Day
#NationalSelfieDay #Sun
2022 Food and Wine Classic - #FirstDayOfSummer #Summerbreak
Aspen, CO
#Summer #Vacation
PTA Convention and Expo - National Harbor, MD #YogaDay #SummerVacation

19 Father’s Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 #InternationalYogaDay #FriendsDay

#Zen #Picnic
2022 Food and
Wine Classic - #BestFriendsDay #Run
Aspen, CO
#FathersDay #Runners
PTA Convention
and Expo - National #Fathers #Yoga
Harbor, MD
#HappyFathersDay
26 27 28 29 30 #SummerLovin

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 July 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Baked Bean Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Blueberry Month
National Culinary Arts Month
1 2 National Ice Cream Month
National Picnic Month
National Watermelon Month
National Pickle Month

Marketer’s Tip
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The back-to-school season is right around the
Independence corner and we think Pinterest deserves a spot in
Day your marketing tool kit. Pin kid-friendly recipes,
easy family dinners and healthy after-school
snacks to capitalize on this creative thinking and
food centric audience. Learn more about back-
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 to-school marketing strategies here!

MozCon - Seattle, WA Top Hashtags

#Summer #VacayMode
School Nutrition Association Annual National Organic Produce Summit -
Conference - Orlando, FL Monterey, CA #4thOfJuly #Destination

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 #4th #IceCreamSundae
#FourthOfJuly #RedWhiteNBlue
#Fourth #Canada
#IndependenceDay #Vacation
PMA Foodservice - Monterey, CA #FamilyVacation #4thOfJuly2021
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 #Vacation #Fireworks
#SummerVacation #RedWhiteBlue
#America #SelfCare
#Hot #Summer2022
#Travel #Interns
31 #TravelLife #2022Intern
Is Your Website Mobile Optimized? #InstaTravel #2022Interns
More people prefer to visit websites using their LET US HELP
smartphones versus their desktop computers. If your #TravelBug
website isn’t mobile optimized, you might be losing business.
#TravelGram

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 August 2022 Promotion Opportunities
Family Fun Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Panini Month
National Peach Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 National Catfish Month
Family Fun Month
National Sandwich Month

7 8
9 10
Marketer’s Tip
Are you ready to be more inclusive in your
marketing? Check out our webinar on The
11 12 13 Role of Diversity & Inclusion in Fresh Produce
Marketing and our blog post for advice on how
to best serve customers with disabilities.

Top Hashtags
#BackToSchool #BTSshopping
#LunchBox #StudentLife
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 #School #PreSchool
#Backpack #HighSchool
#BTS #MiddleSchool
#SchoolSupplies #InternationalCatDay
#Lunch

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 #Teacher
#Student
#CollegeLife
#NationalDoggyDay
#WaffleLove
#LazyDay
28 29 30 31 #NationalFriendshipDay
Let’s Make Some News! #BackToSchoolShopping
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 September 2022 Promotion Opportunities
Better Breakfast Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Chicken Month
National Honey Month
1 2 3 National Mushroom Month
Fresh Summit is almost here! National Papaya Month
We're down to the wire on timing for the big show. National Potato Month
Let us help you plan!
National Courtesy Month
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Marketer’s Tip
Customer service looks much different today
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 than it did 10 years ago. Today consumers
Labor Day have a megaphone via social media. If you
want your company to stand out by having
a pleasant and inviting customer-service
experience, check out these Six Statistics
About Customer Service For Food Marketers!

Top Hashtags
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Patriot Day
#Fall #ThankYou
9/11 #Pumpkin #NationalThankYouDay
#PumpkinSpice #FirstDayOfFall
#FallFavorites #Employee
#FallFlavors #PatriotDay
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 #Autumn #InternationalDayOfPeace
#September #InternationalPodcastDay
#September11 #Podcast
#NeverForget
#LaborDayWeekend
#LaborDay
25 26 27 28 29 30 #HappyLaborDay
Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah
Begins Ends Events with Dates TBD:
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United Fresh Washington Conference - TBD

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 October 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Apple Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Applejack Month
National Caramel Month
1 National Cookbook Month
National Cookie Month
National Dessert Month
National Pasta Month
NACS Show 2022
- Las Vegas, NV National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pizza Month
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Pork Month
Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Ends
Begins Marketer’s Tip
FNCE - “Build trust and earn attention. The entity that
NACS Show 2022 - Las Vegas, NV Orlando, FL gets the most trust will get the most customers.”
- Seth Godin.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Check out the various services we offer that
Indigenous will help you build relationships and trust with
Peoples Day
your shoppers and audience.

FNCE - Orlando, FL Top Hashtags

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 #Halloween #HappyHalloween
#Fall #HalloweenCostume
#Autumn #JackOLantern
#Baking #Oktoberfest
#Sweets #Oktober
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 #October #TrickorTreat
#Spooky #Treats
#SpookySzn #DiaDeLosMuertos
#SpookySeason #NationalFarmersDay
Fresh Summit - Orlando, FL
#Boo #Farmers
30 31 #Scary #NationalFruitAtWorkDay
Halloween Time to plan for 2023! #Cozy #Tricks
Talk to our marketing strategists and let's get a plan created for your brand in the New Year!
#Pumpkins
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 November 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Fun with Fondue Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
1 2 3 4 5 National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
National Spinach and Squash Month

Marketer’s Tip
Did you know email marketing is responsible
for 20% of online holiday site visits? Make sure
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 to take advantage of his eager audience when
Veterans Day planning your emails for the holiday season.
Find more tips on how to get the most out of
your holiday marketing plans on our website!

Top Hashtags
#Thankful #Leftovers
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 #Thanksgiving #SmallBusiness
#Family #BlackFriday
#WorldVeganDay #SmallBusinessSaturday
#CyberMonday #GiveThanks
#ThankYou #Giveback
#Turkey #Grateful
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 #TurkeyDay
Thanksgiving
#HappyTurkeyDay
#NoShaveNovember
#VeteransDay
#Veterans

27 28 29 30 #BlackFridaySales
Need a new sales presentation? #Sales

Let our team of B2B marketers spruce up your

#CyberMonday
approach to selling with a new deck. #GlutenFree
#Vegan
#Diabetes
#NationalDiabetesMonth

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 December 2022 Promotion Opportunities
National Pear Month
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday National Eggnog Month
National Fruit Cake Month
1 2 3 Root Vegetables Month
Free marketing facts, Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Exotic Fruits Month
tactics and strategies
A Blog by DMA Solutions shared weekly. Marketer’s Tip
Before the new year arrives, consider taking
time to freshen up your website! With 94%
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 of first impressions being design-related, it’s
Pearl Harbor crucial to have your website updated with
Remembrance high-quality photography and a sleek design.
Day For more details on the logistics of improving
your website, click here!

Top Hashtags
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 #Christmas #HolidayFashion
#ChristmaEeve #HappyHolidays
#Family #UnderTheTree
#Santa #Advent
#Hohoho #HolidayParty
#MerryChristmas #ChristmasParty
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 #HappyNewYear #Presents
First Day of Christmas Eve #Gifts #FristDayOfWinter
Hanukkah
#Love #Volunteers
#Joy #ChristmasCards
#Xmas #Cards
#Snow #ChristmasPresents
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 #HolidaySale
Christmas Day Hanukkah Ends New Year’s Eve
Kwanza Begins
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