Opening cocktail receptions kick off NEPC expo
The New England Produce Council kicked off its annual Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo Wednesday evening, Aug. 24, with two opening cocktail receptions, held at The Sporting Club at the Omni at the Seaport Hotel, in Boston. Coast to Coast Produce and North Bay Produce co-sponsored the VIP Reception, and 4M Fruit Distributors sponsored the Cocktail Reception, according to NEPC Executive Director Laura Sullivan.
Jeremy Galfield, Don Martin and Darren Thompson of Pete Pappas & Sons.
Tim Harrington of Stemilt Growers and Matt Boulanger of Whole Foods Market with Bruce Klein and John Venables of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc.
Beth McGuire of JOH and Lauren Mordasky of RPE.
Tony Barreira of Fresh Taste Produce USA, Jason Domenico of RPE and Peter Resteghini of 4M Fruit Distributors.
Peter Fatse of Wonderful Sales LLC, Bob McGowan of Affinity Sales and Bob Koehler of Pear Bureau Northwest.
Glen Reynolds and Brandy Thueson of Potandon Produce.
Anthony Sattler of C&S Wholesale Grocers and Chuck Bardo of Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Michael Strock of Strock & Co., Paul Newstead of Domex Superfresh Growers and Matt Dee of Donelans Supermarket.
C.J. Gangi and David Gangi of Fresh Valley Foods.
Larissa Rice of Monterey Mushroom LLC and her husband, Richard Rice, were also celebrating their third anniversary on the day of the expo receptions.
Meg Buchsbaum, Tammy Wiard and Angie Hanson of the National Mango Board.
Maria DeFrancesco, Mark DeFrancesco, Michael DeFrancesco, Peter Resteghini and Jamie Divola of 4M Fruit Distributors.
Jeff Vocatura of Big Y Foods, Maria DeFrancesco and Mark DeFrancesco of 4M Fruit Distributors, and Kevin Barry of Big Y Foods.
Adam Brady and Brandon Parker of Shuman Farms with Scott Maher, Tom Murray and Bill Gordon of Roche Bros.
Gordon Hochberg
About Gordon M. Hochberg | 
Gordon M. Hochberg was born in New York City, and grew up in Westchester County, NY. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Lafayette College in 1973.
He started his career at The Produce News in the late 1970s, and has been with the publication ever since.
He served on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Agricultural Society from 2012 to 2018. He currently serves on the Southeast Produce Council’s Board of Governors.
He enjoys music, theater and reading (American and ancient history are his favorites). And he’s been a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees since attending his first game in the late 1950s. He and his wife, Kathi, have been married since 1974.
