Foodservice pros descend on Monterey for annual IFPA Foodservice Conference
By
John Groh, Adam Campbell and Debbie Miller
Foodservice pros descend on Monterey for annual IFPA Foodservice Conference
By
John Groh, Adam Campbell and Debbie Miller
MONTEREY, CA – The first day of the 2026 IFPA Foodservice Conference & Expo was capped off by an opening reception on the Custom House Plaza, here, on July 23 providing a festive setting for the foodservice buyers and suppliers in attendance to network and mingle. The reception followed a busy day that featured a mini expo for college and university foodservice operators; a round of buyer sourcing meetings; and a Women’s Fresh Perspectives reception.
Representing the Colombia Avocado Board during the opening reception of the IFPA Foodservice Conference were Shelby Miller, Maggie Bezart Hall, Manuel Michel and Elizabeth Voth.
Veronica Thompson and Stephanie Bazan of Avocados from Mexico.
Eric Frasse, Jeff Crace and Samantha Snyder of I Love Produce.
JC Cavaletto, Giovanni Cavaletto and Sophia Cavaletto of GLC Cerritos.
Allison Boyer and Susan Renke of Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service with Susan Hughes of the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Megan McKenna of the National Watermelon Promotion Board with Rachel Syngo of Melon 1.
Charlie Eagle of Southern Specialties with Austin Kirtley and Tony Mitchell of FreshEdge.
Eric Patrick of Northwest Cherries with Tracy Shaw and Aimee Smith of Healthy Family Project.
Jerry Butt, Kristen Reid and Emily Fragoso of Mixtec.
Alexander Klatt and Jena Carpenter of Silver Creek Software.
Chris Olsen of Bonipak Produce, Ande Manos and Rocio Munoz of Babe Farms, and Crystal Chavez of Litehouse.
DJ Stornetta of Produce Careers with Derek Sass of Talley Farms.
Andrew Scott of Nickey Gregory Co. with Brandon Giddens of Cropwell Farms.
Brian Dicarlo and David Pereira of Topline Farms.
Cameron Higgins and Shawn Keizer of Pure Flavor.
Fritz Stelter of Lipman Family Farms, M. Jill Overdorf of The Produce Ambassador and Laurie Altenbern of Fresh Origins.
Jair Magallan, Scott Bauwens and Giovanni Espinosa of Greenfruit Avocados.
Marco Hernandez, Donny Lucy and Victoria Cao of Del Rey Avocado.
Matt Hiltner, Rocio Munoz and Ande Manos of Babe Farms.
Crystal Chavez of Litehouse, Hana Mohsin of Misionero, Alice Sloane of Litehouse and Chris Olsen of Bonipak.
Alice Sloane, John Ballard and Crystal Chavez of Lighthouse.
Sandy Jurach of California Giant Berry Farms and Paul Kawamura of Gem-Pack Berries with Michael Weber and Amber Button of California Giant Berry Farms.
Anthony DeSantis, Brian Bengard and Seth Hudson of Church Bros. Farms at the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
Mark Sato of Fortune Growers and Bob Licker of Church Bros. at the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
Cole Firman, Chad Firman and Monica Lira of Coosemans LA Shippingat the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
Jake Beggin and Matt Hubbard of Local Bounti at the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
The Church Bros. team at the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
The Church Bros. team at the Church Bros. Ranch Party.
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