Gilroy, CA-based Christopher Ranch, a mainstay exhibitor at the Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice Conference & Exposition, will have both a new product and new packaging on display at this year’s show.

Christopher Ranch’s new product -- green garlic -- is garlic harvested during its growing stage, before the bulbing stage. Until now, consumers seeking green garlic mostly relied on farmer’ markets for the item.

Jeff Olsen, vice president of The Chuck Olsen Co. Inc., headquartered in Visalia, CA, said that the company will be introducing a few new pack styles for its citrus and grape lines at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Exposition, scheduled for July 30 to Aug. 1 in Monterey, CA.

The company will be exhibiting at expo booth No. 6.

Steve Church, director of operations for Church Brothers LLC in Salinas, CA, told The Produce News that the company will be demonstrating its newly launched "Teen Green" leaf lettuce at expo booth No. 18 at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, set for July 30 to Aug. 1.

WASHINGTON -- The architect of the Obama administration's buy local movement, one of the more important deal-makers in the U.S. Senate, and one of the more recognizable faces in the House of Representatives will address attendees at the United Fresh Produce Association's Washington Public Policy Conference this September.

Sunlight International Sales Inc. in McFarland, CA, is introducing some new promotional materials for retailers this year, according to Nick Dulcich, a partner in Jacov P. Dulcich & Sons and president of Sunlight, which is the marketing arm of Dulcich & Sons.

Misionero Vegetable Sales in Salinas, CA, is taking an opportunity at the Produce Marketing Association's foodservice expo in Monterey, CA, to showcase some recently launched products, most notably "our 10-pound filet pack on Romaine and green leaf," said Dan Canales, vice president of sales and marketing.