Ted Kreis, marketing and communications director for Northern Plains Potato Growers Association in East Grand Forks, MN, told The Produce News that the group represents about 250 potato growers, all of which are located in North Dakota and the northwest corner of Minnesota, commonly referred to as the Northern Plains.

A run of positive experiences at the New York Produce Show & Conference has Kurt Zuhlke & Associates coming back for more.

Kurt Zuhlke Jr., president and chief executive officer of Kurt Zuhlke & Associates, headquartered in Bangor, PA, told The Produce News that the company will be exhibiting for the third year at the New York Produce Show & Conference, being held this time around Dec. 4-6 at Pier 94 in New York City.

“The New York Produce Show & Conference is a great show for networking and connecting with many of our existing customers,” said Paul Frederic, senior vice president of sales and marketing for To-Jo Fresh Mushrooms Inc., in Avondale, PA. “The New York City location is always exciting and we always look forward to taking in the great restaurants the city has to offer.”

“We will be promoting the consistency of our year-round sweet onion program on both coasts at booth number 365 at the New York Produce Show in December,” said Brian Kastick, president of Oso Sweet Onions, headquartered in Savannah, GA. “The timing of the show is good for us as we are big shipper of sweet onions in December, January and February. Peruvian sweet onions will run through January, and we’ll have product from Chile and Mexico in January, February and early March, and we’ll have onions from Vidalia, Georgia, New Mexico and Nevada help to take us through the year.”

The team at Nash Produce in Nashville, NC, has been racking up plenty of frequent flyer miles over the past 18 months. A year-and-a-half ago the growing sweet potato grower-shipper set out on an ambitious schedule to make its name known throughout the industry.

More than a dozen trade shows later all that effort is starting to pay off.

Maurice A. Auerbach, located in Secaucus, NJ, is a veteran of the New York Produce Show & Conference. Bruce Klein, director of marketing for the company said that both the first and second year shows in New York City were great experiences, and the company is anticipating an even better event at the new Pier 94 location on 55th Street and the West Side Highway.