NEPC’s annual expo exceeds expectations
August 23, 2023
The New England Produce Council’s 23rd Annual Produce, Floral & Foodservice Expo took place Aug. 21-22 at Encore Boston Harbor, and as always, included an incomparable lineup of speakers and more than 100 produce and floral exhibitors showcasing their products. This was the first time the event took place at this venue.
Joe Atchison and Christine Fries of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
Dave Buttaro, Mike Dow and Spencer Simmon of Fresh Express.
Keith Sloan of Sloan Sales, Kristen Holden of Mariano Nut Co. and Marc Glinski of Keenen Farms Pistachios.
Amy Desperito of Natural Flowers.
Casey Jansen of Holland Greenhouse.
Jennifer Graham of Willy's Greenhouse
Joel Reid of Aldershot Greenhouses Ltd.
Laura Young of Continental Flowers.
Marilyn Van Oosten of Harmony Greenhouses.
Steve Voigt of Potter Inc.
Kelvia Payero, Josh Auerbach, Jon Venables and Bruce Klein of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc.
Norman Baroa and Dan Carapella of International Fruit Co.
Jon Buchwald, Drew Caneza and Eddie Gil of Spice World.
Aron Levi, Laurie Harding and Michael Damato of Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Co.
John and Emily Sharood of Mousam Valley Mushrooms.
Kevin Scrivanich of The Little Potato Company and Bill Nolan of JOH.
Bill Betrand of BrightFarms.
Chad Hackenbracht of Tastee Apple Inc.
Jeremy Galfield, Jamie Unglesbee, Don Martin and Darren Thompson of Pete Pappas & Sons.
Samuel Katzman, Stefanie Katzman and Paul Jaffa of Global Harvest Produce LLC.
Jason Rudd and Cassidy Schnedl of Nuberry Farms.
Emi King of Great Lakes International.
Thomas Russo of Russo Farms Inc.
Tony Cappelli and David Pereira of Westmoreland/Topline Farms.
Bonnie Lundblad and Tom Beaver of Sunny Valley International.
Joe Altimar and Mackey Sauls of South Georgia Pecan.
Alden Guptill of Disilva Fruit and Marissa Dolon of Arrow Farms.
Jeff Irving of Irving Farms Marketing.
Michael Blue of Keystone Fruit Marketing.
John Alva of Goodness Gardens.
Luis Maldonado of Highland Park Market.
Rich Daderski of Bland Farms.
Adam Chernow and Dave Yeager of Schmieding Produce.
Mike Head of T. Marzetti Co.
Jeff Stachelek and Daniel Arnold of Noble Worldwide.
Jef Vocatura and Gina Wasilefsky of Big Y Foods Inc. with Jeffrey DeFrancesco, Peter Resteghini and Jamie DiVola of 4M Fruit Distributors, and Wayne Cousins, Adam Hession and Olivia Wojtowicz of Big Y Foods Inc.
Domenic Bua of Northeast Packaging Co.
Jaime-Lyn Frances and Susan Tavilla of P. Tavilla & Co. Inc.
Kevin Keough and Mark Pins of Olivia’s Organics.
At the Masser Farms booth were Lela Reichart, Bob Meek, Kathleen Triou, Rachel Schoffstall and Dave Masser.
Logan McCumber, Trish James and Brandon Parker of Shuman Farms.
Jill Mazer, Jay Schneider and Alexis Sommers of F&S Fresh Foods.
Maren Szollar and Jeff Haffty of Litehouse Inc.
Sabrina Pokomandy and Kelly Hale of Highline Mushrooms.
Tim Harrington of Stemilt Growers.
Michael Harwood and John Cushing of New York Apple Sales.
Sue Elton Karolina Sokolska and Ben Fueston of Hampton Farms.
Paul Newstead of Domex Superfresh Growers with Mike Strock of Strock & Co.
Scott Casciano and Chris Downs of Taylor Farms.
Amber Bill of Wholly Guacamole.
Mark York of Calavo.
Rebecca Meyers of Gee Whiz.
Matt Kennedy and Leslie Serao Pribyl of Ingrilli Citrus Inc.
Paul Casey and Corey Mitchell of Mitchell’s Fresh.
Jennifer Burgess of Awe Sum Organics.
Geoff Kyle, Emma De Michele and Tony Barreira of Fresh Taste Produce USA.
Suzanne Nabavi of Sol-ti.
Hunter Camps, Lindsay Belfatto and Ranwa Dbaipo of Ark Foods.
Brittany Jolle of Beaumont Products, which markets Veggie Wash.
Marcus Albinder and Alisha Albinder-Camac of Hudson River Fruit Distributors.
Nancy Byner, Dave Allen and Glen Reynolds of Potandon Produce.
Anthony DeAngelis of Christopher Ranch.
Valeria Villaseñor, Maggie Bezart Hall and Jose Barragan of La Bonanza.
Jordan Carter and Greg Leger of Leger & Son Inc.
Lauren Keenan, Justin Oppici and Yvonne D’Amato of Hapco Farms.
Chris Holden and Mike Hill of NatureSweet.
Scott Fraser, Justin Dougherty and Ryan Cherry of Mission Produce.
Gabe Romero and Stephanie Cantero of the Nunes Co.
Megan Adams and Sandy Brann of Smith’s Farm.
Jen Verdelli Hurter of Grimmway Farms.
Bill MacDonald, Peter Fatse, Mark Orsi and Brian Gadwah of Wonderful.
Katie Manetti and Juliemar Rosado of the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Alfonso Delgado, Alejandro Jimenez, Ryan Fukuda and Oscar Garcia of Avocados from Mexico.
Tony Losito, Anthony D’Amico and John Cunningham of To-Jo Mushrooms.
Crystal Berry and Jay Alley of Yo Quiero!
Stacy North and Paul Stumpfig of Sun Belle.
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