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Hot time at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show
October 21, 2024
The third annual International Fresh Produce Association Global Produce & Floral Show returned to Atlanta Oct. 16-18. Attendees packed the show floor during the two-day event providing the energy and excitement for which the produce industry is known. The event amassed over 3,000 buyers and attendees from over 70 countries on one of the largest floors in a decade.
Gene Novak, Jay Alley, Jeff Morris, Melissa Celeste, Tara Murray and Cylde Forbes of Yo Quiero!
Amanda Keefer of the Healthy Family Project and Sherri Atwell of Feeding America.
Glen Reynolds, Sean Davenport, Nancy Bryner and Ivonne Alanis of Potandon Produce.
Lauren Kinkaide, Billy Nguyen, Chris Monahan and Jim Fountain of Wholly Guacamole.
Emily Fragoso of Mixtec.
Cindy Grissom, Jeff Moore, Billy Martin, Gary Zych and Tony Freytag of Crunch Pak.
The Splendid by Porvenir team.
The team at Malena Produce.
Ken Burke, Jim Hendersen and Ben Avila of Lineage.
Wendy McManus of Connect 2 Potential.
Mattie Leid of Hess Bros.
Emily Murracas and Ajit Saxena of Mucci Farms.
Luis Gudino, Cynthia Hernandez, Brenda Covarrubia, Sandra Longoria, Kevin Coronado and Alejandro Del Toro of SiCar Farms.
Alejandro Maralejo, Mechi Gatti, Bob DiPiazza, Juan Gonzalez Pita and Javier Orti of Salix Fruits.
Virgina Miller and Courtney Hernandez of SunFed.
Niko Damon, Jacqueline Solares and Michael Stewart of Produce Connection.
Lisa Taylor, Gary Beall and Jamie Strachan of Nabaco.
Jose Vasquez and Luis Vargas of Seeded Produce.
The team at Sierra Produce.
Jill Hughey of Rice Fruit Co., David Kim of I Love Produce, Joi Hurd of Rice Fruit Co., Angela Sommers of Ten Acre Marketing, Alexandra Roberts of Rice Fruit Co., Hannah Cleveland of I Love Produce, Jim Provost of I Love Produce and Brenda Briggs of Rice Fruit Co.
Arnoldo Lozano, Alma Saldana Cruz, Federico Schaffler and Joel Vazquez of Port Laredo.
Albert Perez, Bruce Letchworth, Alejandro Guerrero and Robert Cabili of Continental Fresh.
Carey Jimenez and Sarah Atrian of Sun Lovin Foods.
Andrew Scott from Nickey Gregory Co.
The team from Nickey Gregory Co.
Vesna Bijelik and Victor Gutierrez of NNZ.
Sue Backstrand, Shelby Byxbe, Gabriela Perez Morales, Kimberly Chance, Meagan Hill and Christina Monnin of C&S Family Farms.
The team at El Sol Brands.
Scott Hoerman, Gregorio Berliavsky and Phil Harlov of Infinite Herbs.
Taylor Meadows and Pat Bayor of Happy Dirt.
Jamie Divola of 4M Fruit, Paul Jaffa of Global Harvest Produce, Garrett Steele of Bravante Producek and Fernando Sagredo and Anthony Harmon of Global Harvest Produce.
Peter Resteghini and Jeffrey DeFrancesco of 4M Fruit.
Helen Aquino, Diane Strohm, Steve Poklemba, Carlos Kelley and Carlos Flores of Village Farms.
Francisco Franco, Daniel Ibarra and Carlos Ferniza of Splendid by Porvenir.
Michael Jackson of IFPA and Xavier Equihua of the Peruvian Avocado Commission with Blooper, the Atlanta Braves mascot.
Jennifer Hirano of POM Wonderful.
The Pure Flavor team.
Rachel Aguilar, Emma Koehler and Sunnia Gull of AC Foods.
Mike Costa, Stephanie Cantero and John Amaral of The Nunes Co.
The Giumarra staff.
Bella Walz and Joe Atchison III of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
Zach Morrow, Gary Campisi, Deb Lentz, Jim Lentz, Dave Byrne, Jorge Saenz, David Saenz and Shannon Rutherford of Thermal Technologies Inc.
Rocio Munoz, Matt Hiltner and Ande Manos of Babe Farms.
Jeff Rhoden, Troy Bland and Sloan Lott of Bland Farms.
The Trucco team.
Reed Sothoron and Mathew Green of Parker Farms.
Freddy Flores, Carlos Sanchez and Tony Martinez of the City of Pharr International Bridge.
Diana Salsa of Wonderful Pistachios.
Janis McIntosh and Ashley Finster of Naturipe Farms.
Robert Sloate, Rich Uchida, Jeff Goodale, Susan Kavanagh and John Castro of Duda.
Christian Hosford and Luis del Hoyo of J&C Tropicals.
Josh Auerbach and Paul Auerbach of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc.
Pedro Somarriba of Avoworks.
Anna Maruska of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
Britney Hawkins, Katie Cervini, John Ketler and Matt Quiring of Nature Fresh Farms.
Mariana Thomaz, Roland Verkaik and Jan Howe of CHEP.
Pam Morris and Carol DeFoor of Vineland Cooperative Produce Auction.
Fabian Pereira and Zal Taleyarkhan of Chiquita Fresh Express.
Ryanne Rask of ProducePay.
Sim Mclver and Kevin Hardison of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Bonnie Eubanks and Brittany Woodby of the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Hana Mohsin of Misionero and Blair Butterworth of Fresh Gourmet Co.
Matt Luks of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Madison Hopper, Jennie Coleman, Ashley McPhee, Shelby Dwyer and Kim Chackal of Equifruit.
Mark Daniels, Ross Johnson, Patrick Mills and Matt Zapczynski of the Idaho Potato Commission.
Denise Rivera and Christine Jackson of WP Rawl.
Tracey Monahan, Susana Troop and Jenny Perez of Southern Specialties.
Craig Moss and Andrea Gonzalez of North Shore Greenhouses.
Holly Gonzales, Anika Schlimmer, Veneza Crespo, George Shropshire, Natasha Lichty and Kelsey Tressler of Offshoot Brands.
Travis Hess, Charli Poe, Robert Alven, Allyson O'Malley, Shawn Hartley, Tiffany Cruickshank, Maegan Heiner, Meg Hartley, Trevor Flint, Mark Malburg, Chase Biggs and Thomas Pickett of Onions 52.
The Ocean Mist staff.
Deanna Jurgens and Jessica Adkins of Bonduelle Fresh Americas.
Charlotte Vick and Ken Sikes of Vick Family Farms.
Rachel Holmbeck and Justin Timineri of Fresh From Florida.
Chelsea Blaxton of the Vidalia Onion Committee.
Chad Harrison and Karol Negron of IFCO Systems.
Francisco Javier Doddoli Valencia, Jason Adams and John Krambeck of La Bonanza Avocados.
Alan Tagami, Paul Bertrand, Mark Lacey, Rebecca Wilson, Stephanie Hilton and John Benedyk of Lange.
Ross Lambert, Todd Baggett and Anthony Mattos of Redline Solutions.
Greg Leger and Will Hinson of Leger & Son.
Rob Highfield, Victoria Lopez, Jennifer Doxey, Raul Acevedo, Thomas Heinicke, Jensie Smith, Noah Fox, Aaron Fox and Joe Chapon of Fox Packaging.
Giovanni Espinosa, Kraig Loomis and Jair Magallan of GreenFruit Avocados.
Tosha Roberts, Adam Millburn and Kailey Wells of King Fresh Produce.
Jeff Mele, Joel Gonzalez, Krista Beckstead, Michael Thurlow and Rob Brett of Mountain View Fruit Sales.
Sean Steller of Phillips Mushroom Farms.
Anja Grueterich and Hans Liekens of Sekoya Fruit.
Bryan Burkhalter, Rob Williams, Mark Hoppenjans, Brittnie Hammack, Noah Hoppenjans, Cassandra Rodenberg, Jeremy Andrews, Thor Wolf and Nathan Wise of Sev-Rend.
Terris Matthews, Kim Matthews, Samantha Gilbert and Autumn Campbell of Matthews Ridgeview Farms.
Alejandra Diaz, Leena Tran, Silvana Descomps, Leigh Donath and Alejandra Cruz Orduna of Catania Worldwide.
Chris Kiser of Spice World.
Robert Tominaga of Southwind Farms with Derek Peterson, Jenna Owens, Rheannon Jones, Cole Huntsman, Austin Reese and Tavan Young of Wilcox Fresh.
The team at Little Leaf Farms.
Casey Folson, Carissa Olsen, Jacey Kuersteiner, Jeff Lazur, Deb Lazur and Katie Hall of Northland Potatoes.
David Arena and Alec Arena of Frank Donio.
Alessio Verrelli, Kyle Garcia and Lisa Morgan of East Coast Farms & Vegetables/East Coast Growers Family of Farms.
Jimmy Myrick and Stephen Madonia Jr. of Myrick Produce.
Guy Fernandes and Guy Greg Fernandes of Pantai and Ian Zimmerman of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc.
Bradley Warner and Dan Gilbert of International Paper.
Alejandro Trabattoni and Mary Green of Garland Food.
Katrina Browniing and Anna Klawitter of B&W Quality Growers.
Melissa Hartmann de Barros and Jack Jackson of HLB Specialties.
The team from Consalo Family Farms.
Stefanie and Robert Katzman of Katzman.
Jenn Edgecomb, Tara Vighetti, Jena Lee Stansell and Daren Hunter of Smith’s Farm Sales.
Ben Josephson and Joe Esta of Wada Farms with Ross Nelson of FreshEdge.
David Cruz, Zachary Benedict, Lori Small, Terry Splane, Dave Anderson and Ken Melban of the California Avocado Commission.
Olivia Fagin of Kroger, Leeann Kindness of Wawa, Trish Kazacos of Wegmans, Allison Yoder of Kroger, Courtney Bourdas Henn of Sunkist, Hannah Casey of Harmon’s and Katie Calligaro of IFPA.
Mike Connors, Kathleen Triou, Kathy Michael Sponheim, Lela Reichart and Bob Meek of Fresh Solutions Network.
Alisha Albinder Camac and Marcela Juarez (right) of Hudson River Fruit Distributors flank Cynthia Haskins of the New York Apple Association.
David Kim, Jim Provost, Isha Ghetia, Eric Frasse, Samantha Snyder, Hannah Cleveland and Wil Cruz of I Love Produce.
Jason Pearson and Blake Branen of the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee.
Helena Beckett, Jim Moody and Shelby Rodich of Bright Fresh Microgreens.
Nathalie Goudy, Indy Ambroise and Joshua Kusske of Del Monte Fresh.
Genesis Martinez and Melissa Valenzuela of Altar Produce.
Vincent Balistrieri of Redner's Markets with Charles Rowland, Maile Devers, Justin Parnagian, Kevin Carroll, Liz Savino, Chad Nelson, Jessica Finn, Derrick Bender, Konnor Cantrell, Kiah Ruvalcaba and Vanessa Villarreal of Fowler Packing.
Dennis Surabian, Angela Hernandez, Jackie Nakashian, Jeri Elsasser and Dominic DeFrancesco of Trinity Fruit.
Mike York, Eric Eason and Anna Kirsch of Calavo.
Hermy Torres, Manuel Fajardo and Daniel Baltazar of Ideal HarBest LLC.
Brett Libke, Sydney Schutkowski, Chris Kurylo, Kellie Evans, Kelsey Van Lissum and Maya Irwin with Oppy, Carmen Bourgaise with Blue Diamond Growers and Piers Hanbury, Sara Holtberg, Stewart Lapage and Daniel Sebetic of Oppy.
Daniel Ibarra, Cindy Schwing, Diana Bojorquez and Fernando Figueroa of Splendid.
Jason Sadoian, Monique Mueller and Sergio Rodriguez of Bee Sweet Citrus.
The team from CMI Orchards.
Bradley Hansman, Noah Croft, Sarah Fritz, Blaine Heilman, Nicole Gordy, Cindy Alarcon and Tim Colln of Sage Fruit.
Tate Mathison, Sarah Burns, Brianna Shales, Jorge Macias, Katie Harmon, Jocelyn Gerard, Auna Lundberg and Tim Harrington of Stemilt.
Clara Cuevas, Craig Arneson, Kristi Harris and Zane Schwabauer of Honeybear Brands.
Tessa Cox, Caroline Anderson, Katie Nees, David Hallman, Elizabeth Dela-Cruz, Theresa Lindholm, Maren Szolar, Anthony McCarty of Litehouse with Miguel Herrera and Mike Garison of Affiliated Foods and Nicholas Hawkins of Litehouse.
Rachna Bajpai and Aman Syed of Hwy Haul.
The team at Mastronardi.
JD Fowler, Austin Fowler and Robert Fowler of Fowler Farms.
J.D.Poole and Bryan Beiderman of Scotlynn Sweet-Pac Produce.
The Church Bros. team.
The Sun World team.
Kurt Bayliss and Matthew Gibeon of Progressive Produce.
Joe Stepka, Fernando Rodriguez and Ben Johnson of Bridges Produce.
Charlotte Routhier, Derek Caraway, Stephanie Jones, Patrick Hogan and Mark Manuel of Canadian National Railway.
Maurice Cameron and Kaleb Smith of Flavor Tree Fruit.
Than Ngo and Robert Collings of ZAG Technical Services.
Francisco Landell, Joanna Jaramillo, Carolina Crisantes and Frank Hernandez of Wholesum.
Angela Qualls and Ana Paco of The Salad Farm.
Village Farms Greenhouse Grown hosted the third annual IFPA poster painted by Shirley Chapman of Chapman Illustrations & Design seen here with husband, Stan.
Zachary Kopke, Peter Kopke Sr. and William Kopke of William H. Kopke Jr. Inc.
Jennifer Velasquez and Sabrina Wilson of the Colombia Avocado Board.
Matthew Forsythe, Mike Smit, Steve McKee, Lisa Boghosin, Melissa Oliver, Timothy Escamilla, Karen Whire, Jill Stanchfield, Kim Dixon and Brendan Haslam of Bolthouse Fresh Foods.
The team from EXP Group.
Mike Valpredo, Riley Slayton and Bailey Slayton of Bako Sweet.
Tim Cavanaugh, Brian Coates, Ricardo Perez, Aimee Peters, Emily Autrey and Allyson Hoard of FirstFruits Marketing.
Aimee Duree and Louis Caputo Sr. of Caputo & Guest with Kristyn Lawson of Trinity Fruit Co.
Carlos Bon, Alan Aguirre Camou, Carolina Armenta and Manuel Angel Barrios Ibarra of Divine Flavor LLC.
Randi Ricks, David Bradley and Robin Narron of Nash Produce.
Sandra Huerta, Marco Hernandez, Patrick Lucy, Joseph Jauregui and Gerardo Huerta of Del Rey Avocado.
Jennifer Anazawa, Stephanie Torres and Justin Dougherty of Mission Produce.
Andy Felts, Roman Sowala, Robert Kennedy and Christine Trageser of Nichols Farms.
Bernadette Berumen, Carmen Sanchez, Jeff Bruff and Jake Macek of Coosemans Worldwide Inc.
Jimmy Watson of Sherman Trucking LLC with Kenny Olmos Sr. of Delta Fresh Sales LLC, Kenny Olmos of Sherman, and Samuel Capin and Frank Camera of Delta Fresh.
Steve Yubeta, John Gee and Lance Poole of Eagle Eye Produce.
Daniel Salazar, Luis Webb, Tony Incaviglia, Danny Canady and Jesus Castillo of GR Fresh.
Vivian Rivera, Matthew Valdez, Mary Fregosa, Sara Lozano and Matt Manfre of Sambrailo Packaging.
Simon Rhyner, Laurie Langston, Donnie Brown and Jim Harper of TOMRA.
The Bright Farms team.
Ryan Bray of June Shine.
The Windset Farms team.
Sam Dircks and Anna Abbatiello of Setton Farms.
Amanda Dykes and Emily Miller of Farm Fresh Direct.
Heidy Chuquizuta, Wileman Zabarburu, Florent Philippot and Matilde Amenero of ZGroup.
Laurie Siderio, Niel Neethling, Joe Turco and Kaye Fookson of Fave.
Eddie Condes, Jorge Quintero, Jorge Quintero Jr., Ramon Barraza, Andres Quintero, Alan Durazo and Jacob Villanes of Grower Alliance LLC.
Eddie Stoller, Isabel Pena, Monica Martinez, Ricardo Roiz and Enrique Moreno of Frank’s Distributing.
Adrian Vazquez, Guillermo Martinez and JC Medina of Frello Fresh LLC.
Giovanni Cavaletto and Saul Medina Tejeda of GLC Cerritos LLC.
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