PMA's 32nd annual foodservice conference
MONTEREY, CA — A crowd of about 1,700 industry members attended the 32nd annual Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference, held here July 25-28.
PMA Foodservice Conference attracts 1,700
MONTEREY, CA -- A chef panel and cooking demonstrations, as well as several business speakers, and of course the trade show, attracted an enthusiastic crowd of about 1,700 industry members to the 32nd annual Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference, held here July 25-28.
Ken Vida joins Interfresh Sales
Orange, CA-based Interfresh Sales welcomed KEN VIDA to its sales staff.
Vida’s primary role at Interfresh will be to expand national avocado sales, a company press release stated.
Immigration reform tops concerns of California Grape & Tree Fruit League
“From our perspective, there is no more important issue for all growers, but particularly for growers of table grapes,” than immigration reform, because table grape production is “so labor intensive,” said Barry Bedwell, president of the California Grape & Tree Fruit League, in an interview with The Produce News.
Ecoripe Tropicals’ rambutan season is under way with strong demand
“Rambutan is truly an exotic gourmet fruit with an appearance that will impress food lovers around the world,” Marc Holbik, director of grower relations for Ecoripe Tropicals in Medley, FL, told The Produce News. “The translucent flesh of this tree fruit has a crisp, agreeable, sweet grape-like flavor with just a hint of tartness. The reddish exterior shell is covered with soft, flexible, hair-like bristles that give Rambutan one of the more exotic appearances for a fruit.”
Little work, all play at Church Bros. reception
SALINAS, CA -- The evening prior to the opening of the Produce Marketing Association's Foodservice expo, several hundred members of the industry gathered at the Church Bros. ranch in Salinas to get reconnect and indulge in some good food, drinks and fun. But doing business was not necessarily on the agenda.
GloriAnn Farms supports the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund for the month of August
GloriAnn Farms, a year-round shipper of high-quality value-added sweet corn, and Five Crowns Marketing, its partner and a grower-shipper of high-quality fruits and vegetables, announced their "Support Our Troops" promotion. This is the second year for the program.
For every retail case of corn sold in August, GloriAnn Farms will make a donation to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which contributes to the families of military personnel lost or injured in duty.
Marketing program helps tell mango’s nutrition story to U.S. consumers
The National Mango Board has added new nutrition marketing messages to its existing industry list to strengthen the superfruit’s nutrition story, available now at www.mango.org/nutrition. This effort is part of the NMB’s nutrition outreach program, which helps spread the word about mango nutrition to U.S. consumers.
A&P looking for buyer, memo says
The nation’s oldest grocery chain, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), is up for sale, according to a memo sent by Chairman Gregory Mays to store managers and other employees from the company.
Wonderful almonds now carrying Heart-Check mark
Wonderful almonds joined sister brand Wonderful pistachios in carrying the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark, a trusted symbol for shoppers who are navigating the grocery store looking for heart-healthy products.