WEATHER

Salinas, CA: Daytime temperatures will be in the mid-60s to low 70s through July 12 with overnight lows in the low 50s. There is no threat of rain heading into mid-July.

Fresno, CA: Daytime temperatures will remain in the low 100s through July 7, then ease into the mid- to upper 90s through July 12. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid-70s through July 8, then ease into the upper 60s through July 12.

DEMAND

From its very beginning, the foodservice trade has been a significant market segment for Pompano Beach, FL-based Southern Specialties Inc. To best serve chefs of all types, the firm offers products that wow diners and save time and effort in the kitchen.

The Garlic Co. considers the Produce Marketing Association’s July 29-31 Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, to be extremely important because it does a sizable portion of its business with the foodservice sector.

Attendees of the event will find The Garlic Co. at booth number 48. Bob Lords, fresh and foodservice sales manager; John Layous, a partner in the firm; and his son Michael Layous will be on hand to greet customers and prospective customers.

“We will be promoting our primary ‘claims-to-fame’ at the upcoming [Produce Marketing Association] Foodservice Expo,” Mike Aiton, director of marketing for Prime Time International in Coachella, CA, told The Produce News. “They are our colored peppers in red, yellow and green, which are available every day of the year, and the fact that we pack our peppers in facilities that we own and operate.”

At the July 29-31 Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, Christopher Ranch will be touting, among other things, the “superior” food-safety rating it recently earned.

Representing the company at its booth, number 100, at the event will be Justin Guibert, a sales representative at Christopher Ranch’s Gilroy, CA, headquarters; Eric Kraus, sales and management representative from its Vernon, CA, office; and Anthony DeAngelis, director of its Northeast division.

Paul Frederic, senior vice president of sales and marketing for To-Jo Fresh Mushrooms Inc. in Avondale, PA, told The Produce News that company officials will be representing To-Jo Mushrooms at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, July 29-31. The company will be exhibiting at booth number 49.

In attendance on behalf of the firm in addition to Mr. Frederic will be Tony D’Amico, president; Todd Kostka, sales and marketing specialist; and Pete Wilder, director of business development.