Roger Meloche was among the 64 players to participate in the first ever QPMA golf tournament on July 27, 1956 at the Ste-Agathe Golf Course and he’s been attending ever since. On July 20, QPMA hosted its 54th annual golf tournament and of course, Mr. Meloche was there and ready to play.

Pierre Dolbec began his new role as vice president of sales and procurement — commodities with Sherrington, Quebec-based Veg Pro International July 9.

Veg Pro has facilities in Sherrington, Quebec and Belle Glade, FL, where it processes and packages its specialties of baby lettuce and spinach among other fresh vegetables. The Veg Pro continuous production of spring mix and spinach are sold under the “Fresh Attitude” label.

Capespan North America with two main offices, one in Montreal and one in Philadelphia, imports citrus, grapes, apples, pears and stone fruit.

“On the imports side, the volumes of fruit we expect this year, both for the U.S. and for Canada will far exceed last year’s numbers,” said Mr. Marier, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Capespan North America. “We have a good supply source and large volumes.”

Frescadel is a division of Canadawide specializing in consumer packaging of fruit. Frescadel uses a Modified Atmosphere Packaging to extend the shelf life of the product. This helps reduce loss and extends the reach of distribution. Frescadel uses MAP to extend the shelf life of commodities such as Brussel sprouts, snow peas, cherry tomatoes and kumquats.

“We also package other products that do not require the MAP system,” said Fernande Bernier of Canadawide — Frescadel. “These include hot peppers, stone fruit including peaches and nectarines as well as kiwis, all in clamshells.”

“Neovation is a specialized traceability system created to aid clients such as local producers and packers,” said Neova President Jonathan Cyr. “Our system offers enterprise and manufacturing resource planning as well as customer relationship management. Neova covers all your needs including financials, production and warehousing.”

Founded in 2003, Axsun has grown to become one of Canada’s larger cross border intermodal providers. Axsun provides intermodal full loads and less than truckloads (LTL) between Canada, the United States and Mexico through a single clearance gateway program.