- The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance announced that Celebrity Chef and Nutritionist Ellie Krieger will moderate The Food Dialogues: Chicago.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of 15 nationally recognized experts to serve on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
- GROWMARK announced the appointment of Denny Worth, as Vice President, Member Services effective June 1, 2013.
- IPPE continues to expand and has surpassed 350,000 net square feet of exhibit space, with more than 85% of the exhibit floor contracted.
