EPC returning to Philadelphia for May meeting
The Eastern Produce Council is holding its May meeting at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market on May 13. This will be the second meeting at the state-of-the-art PWPM facility, following its successful inaugural event in 2012, which drew more than 240 attendees.
Tomas Bobadilla joins Market Fresh
Market Fresh, based in Nixa, MO, announced the addition of Tomas Bobadilla to its Florida division.
In his new role as warehouse and production manager for the Florida tomato re-pack facility, Bobadilla’s primary duties will include verifying records on incoming and outgoing shipments, as well as preparing items for delivery.
Exciting times at Bland Farms as firm’s Vidalia deal sets up in fine fashion
This is Delbert Bland’s favorite time of year. Though the owner of Bland Farms LLC has built the Glennville, GA, operation into one of the nation’s larger providers of sweet onions, the company was built on the name and fame of the Vidalia onion.
PWPM companies helping Little Sisters of the Poor for 150 years
Every Wednesday morning there is a familiar presence on the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, and beneath that presence is a powerful story of generosity.
Pear Bureau Northwest research: Fresh pear consumers have better nutrition profile compared to non-consumers
Pear Bureau Northwest, the nonprofit marketing association that promotes fresh pears grown in Oregon and Washington, recently commissioned nutrition research examining fresh pear consumption and the associated nutrition and health benefits.
E. Armata enjoying every day in newly rebuilt Hunts Point facility
E. Armata, a fourth-generation family run fruit and vegetable wholesaler completed a major renovation project at its location on Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY, last November.
“It was a major renovation and was also done in an expedient manner,” Paul Armata, vice president of the company, told The Produce News. “We broke ground on the project last April. It was a major gutting and rebuilding from the ground up.”
Morris Okun looking forward to a fruitful spring and summer
Morris Okun Inc., a full-service produce company located at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY, is one of the older tomato repackers in the industry.
On April 28, Thomas Cignarella, president of the company, told The Produce News that this year’s tomato movement started out sluggish in the southern growing regions.
Genpro’s logistics services help customers increase efficiencies
“Today we service all categories of freight, but we continue to have a high profile in temperature controlled fresh produce logistics,” said Rob Goldstein, owner, president and founder of Genpro Inc., in Rutherford, NJ.
“We handle fresh fruits and vegetables as well as they can be handled, and we deal with thousands of carriers and thousands of loads every year,” he said.
The company, which Goldstein started shortly after graduating from college in 1989, does not have agents or brokers who are supported by outside companies.
With next generation on board, M&R Tomato Distributors continues its reputation for fundamental values
Denise Goodman, vice president of M&R Tomato Distributors Inc., located on the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY, partners with her brother, Michael Tambor, company president, in overseeing the company’s operations.
Goodman’s daughter, Lisa Vogl, represents the third generation to work in the business. She joined the company three years ago and has been working throughout every aspect of the business to learn all about its operations.
Target Interstate on top of drivers at all times with apps and pings
“One of our company’s primary focuses is on tracing and tracking our drivers,” Paul Kazan, president of Target Interstate Systems Inc., at Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, NY, told The Produce News.
“We use programs that drivers download to their apps, or we connect them into a system and they send pings to let us know where they are at all times. Once a driver is put on target mode, he is on a link that keeps us connected.”