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Members of the floral supply chain will tap into consumer insights at The Floral Conference, March 7 in Anaheim, CA. Presented by the International Fresh Produce Association, this conference is an anchor of the association’s overall floral portfolio. 
 

Giorgio Fresh Co is known for its mushrooms. Its latest and most popular flavors will be on display when the company heads to the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show.

“We will be exhibiting as well as attending the educational sessions and opening and closing events,” said Bryan Shelton, vice president of sales and marketing for the Blandon, PA-based company. 

Matthews Ridgeview Farms, a sweet potato grower and distributor based in Wynne, AR, is headed to Orlando for the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show.

The company will be represented by Samantha Gilbert, transportation and food safety coordinator, and Jaylie Matthews, an intern, and daughter of owners Terris and Kim Matthews.

Pure Flavor is celebrating the flavor, nutrition and fun of healthy snacking with a week-long campaign leading up to National Snack Day on Saturday, March 4. The brand kicked off its content campaign on Feb. 27 that included an Instagram giveaway with everything wrapping up at SEPC’s Southern Exposure trade show, where the brand’s full lineup of greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables will be on display at booth No.