NYPS trade show a flurry of activity
December 7, 2023
Produce professionals from throughout the industry gathered this week for the 2023 New York Produce Show. Industry members packed the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s West Side Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition to meeting with industry friends, the one-day trade show featured micro-sessions and chef’s demonstrations.
Rick Bravo, Mark Munger and Tom Botelho of Ocean Mist Farms.
Juliemar Rosado and Katie Manetti of the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
At the William H. Kopke Jr. Inc. booth were Tom Leonardi, Zachary Kopke, William Kopke Jr., Jodi Donnelly, Damon Francis and Ronnie Cohen.
Neil Millman, Alan Blitz, Jim Provost, David Kim and Eric Frasse of I Love Produce.
Kim Chackal of Equifruit.
Brenda Briggs, Michael Thomson and Jill Hughey of Rice Fruit Co.
Anthony and Michael D’Ottavio of M . D’Ottavio Produce.
Chad Hackenbracht and Greg Hackenbracht of Tastee Apple.
Bill Nolan of JOH flanked by Tom Murray, Scott Maher and Bill Gordon of Roche Bros.
John Bartlett, James Ferrier and Dean Martel of organicgirl.
Sharese Roper of IFPA/Foundation for Fresh Produce.
Jen Velasquez of Full Tilt Marketing at the Colombian Avocado Board booth.
Lisa McNeece, Bob Borda and Jen Verdelli Hurter of Grimmway Farms.
Josh Auerbach, Kelvia Zimmerman, Ian Zimmerman, John Venables, Paul Auerbach and Bruce Klein of Auerbach
Cindy and Kurt Zuhlke of Kurt Zuhlke & Associates Inc.
AL Murray of the Eastern Produce Council with Christine Fries and Joe Atchinson of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
Delbert Bland and Richard Pazaderski of Bland Farms.
Anthony Pellegrino, Mayda Sotomayor and Mark Gagno of Seald Sweet/Greenyard.
Kyle Moynahan of Red Sun Farms.
Lacie and Logan McCumber of Shuman Farms.
Nick Kraus and Shimon Efergan of Mama Mia Produce.
Dino Iacovino and Luis Lopez of Altar Produce.
Alejandro Zuniga Gonzalez of Agro Gonamex.
Blaine Perkins and Robert Munoz of Four Star Fruit.
Tom and Bobby Consalo of Sonny Boy Produce.
Simran Sharma and Scott Crawford of Baldor Specialty Foods.
Paul Vento and Dan Schwendeman of Taste of the North.
Ray Wowryk and Pam Cherwak of Nature Fresh Farms.
Chris Pitsikoulis of Fruits Et Legumes Gaetan Bono Inc. with Danny Pulcinelli of Groupe Savoura.
Marc Andre Van Winden, Robert Guerin, Annie Riendeau and Charlene Newton of Groupe Vegco Inc.
Jay Gardner of Citrus America with Daniel Arnold and Jeff Stachelek of Noble Worldwide.
Bobby Fella and Phillip Neary of Pratt Industries.
Paul Bellacera and Doug Peterson of Aurora Products.
Annie Gagnon, Martin Cousineau, Valerie Jutras and Gina Cousineau of Les Jardins Paul Cousineau.
Eva Moore of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Marko Zaninovich and Ryan Debuskey of Sunview Marketing.
Melissa and Thomas Joyner of Nash Produce.
At the IPR Fresh booth were Jose Luis Obregon, Enrique Obregon, Gustavo Elias and Manny Robinson.
JC Myers of SunFed.
Rob Ybarra, John Krambeck and Jesus Maldonado of Villita Avocados.
Jake Davis and Jeff Stepanovich of Florida Specialties LLC.
Mimi Hawkins and Cynthia Haskins of the New York Apple Association.
AJ Consalo of Consalo Family Farms with Joseph Sferrazza of Terra Fresh Organics.
Mark Sharp and Mike Hacker of Fowler Farms.
Mattie Leid of Hess Bros. Fruit Inc.
Chris Piedmont of Snapdragon and RubyFrost Apples with Jessica Wells of Crunchtime Apple Growers.
Kevin Searle and Calvin Butler of GPOD of Idaho.
CJ Wren of PPC Flexible Packaging.
John Farese, Brigid Harvey and Drew Caneza of Spice World.
Michael D'Amato and Aron Levi of Natalie’s.
Cassidy Schnedl of Nuberry Farms.
James Wong, Todd Cosule, Gabriella Marad, Ming Tsai, Jessica Pye, Brian Jenny and Ruth Bozeman of B&W.
Scott Canneto, Joshua Minton and Alec Arena of Frank Donio Inc.
Jeff Thomas and Brenda Oglesby of Scott Farms Inc.
Tara Glazer and Emma DeMichele of Fresh Taste Produce.
Madison Herndon of LG Herndon Jr. Farms Inc.
Michael and Justina Madden of Macadu Fresh.
Phil Burkholder and Patrick Raymer of Rouge River Farms.
David Kivell of Alliance Rubber Co.
Blake Dasher and Steven Shuman of G&R Farms.
Eric McClam of City Roots LLC.
John Livelli of Nature's Gardens.
Tim Johnson and Jay Schneider of F&S Fresh Foods.
David Cote and Maggie Scott of Offshoot Brands.
Ross Johnson and Matt Brigotti of the Idaho Potato Commission.
Christian Harris, Travis Boyle, Brad Blane and Chuck Heshler of Sunkist Growers.
Danelle Huber and Ellie Tucker of CMI Orchards.
Levon Ganajian, Jeri Elsasser and Oscar Ramirez of Trinity Fruit Co.
Charlotte Avila and Rudy Placancia of Touchstone Pistachio.
Amanda Sains Harris and Neil Brassell of Joolies.
Matthew Jarmin and Jorge Macias of Stemilt Growers.
Paul Murracas, Brenda Necic and Chris Veillon of Pure Flavor.
Xavier Equihua (center), CEO of the Peruvian Avocado Commission, with the Peruvian Brothers at the pop-up Avocados from Peru Park, complete with the AFP food truck, on the NY Produce Show expo floor.
Amanda Horney and Olivia Avellaneda of London Fruit.
Alejandro Duran and Oscar Garcia of Avocados from Mexico.
Tim Graas of Associated Wholesale Grocers with Ross Johnson of the Idaho Potato Commission.
Marc Marchini and Francesca Fordice of J. Marchini Farms.
David Baxter and Liam Slavin of Bard Valley Natural Delights.
Lolly and James Walsh of Willow Group.
Matt Hornbuckle and Alex Tigner of Chipperbec.
Tara Smith Vighetti and Lance Smith of Smith’s Farm.
Representing dVida at the NY Produce Show were Ana Paula Jacome, Cristina Jacome and Carlos Jacome.
Ireri Villacaña (second from right) of Terra Exports with Pepe Barragan, Valeria Villaseñor, Gabriel Villaseñor and Maggie Bezart Hall of La Bonanza.
Esteban Paz and Camila Mendivil of Produce House in Nogales, AZ.
Marc Turner and Ken Gray of Bushwick Commission.
At the Yo Quiero booth celebrating their marketing excellence awards were Tara Murray, Crystal Berry and Jay Alley.
Sandra Longoria, Jackie Carrillo and Brenda Covarrubia of SiCar Farms.
Bryan Barsness of GrubMarket.
Representing Salix Fruits were Vince Biasibetti and Juana Elortondo.
Joe Esta and John Vlahandreas of Wada Farms.
Getting into the Christmas spirit with a broccoli Christmas tree were Wayne Hendrickson and Jon Steffy of Four Seasons Produce.
Sean Steller of Phillips Mushroom Farms.
Stephen Abend and Rulon Robinson of Nonpareil.
Brian Coates, Sara Palmisano and Tim Cavanaugh of FirstFruits Marketing.
Bob Pizzo of Franklin Farms with Claudia Oppmann of Litehouse.
Ryan Matter, Rachel Schoffstall, Bob Meek and Jesse Shadle of Sterman Masser.
Rich Mendoza, Hailey Monson and Nicole Gordy of Sage Fruit Co.
Andrew Philpott and Scott Knapkavage of Volm Cos.
Justin Doughtery, Hector Soltero and Galen Johnson of Mission Produce.
Bob Lucy, Victoria Cao and Donny Lucy of Del Rey Avocado Co.
Carlos Duarte and Ryan Cherry of Calavo Growers.
Zeke Ferrell, Charlotte Vick and Ashley Pendergrass of Vick Family Farms.
Alejandro Guerrero, Robert Cabili, Bruce Letchworth and Albert Perez of Continental Fresh.
Camilo Penalosa, Phil Harlov and Gregorio Berliavsky of Infinite Herbs & Specialties.
Palmer Linscott of Fresh from Florida.
Jose Cambon, Atsu Fujimoto and Sabrina Pokomandy of Highline Mushrooms.
Philip Rodriquez and Katiana Valdes of Crystal Valley Foods.
Ken Paglione, Steve Zaccardi, Mark Ricci and Jenny Arias of Mucci Farms.
Charlie Eagle and Tracey Monahan of Southern Specialties.
AJ Consalo, Jeff DiMatteo, Skip Consalo and John Lazopoulos Jr. of Consalo Family Farms.
Yasmin Pacia, Sasha LoPresti and Ashley Celestin of Trucco.
Ariana Echevarria Fiol of La Grama promoted fresh ginger from Peru, of which the company was a pioneer.
At the Hapco Farms/Fresh from the Start booth were David Jenkins, Lauren Keenan, Fay Sabourin, Eric Scannelli and Dominic Riendeau.
At the National Mango Board booth were Dennis Kihlstadius, Meg Buchsbaum and Dan Spellman.
Giovanni Espinosa of GreenFruit Avocados.
Harold Ramos, Bill Robinson and Keith Stopyra of Seaboard Marine.
Annie Yan, Edward Byers and Sandra Donahue of Cindy’s Kitchen.
Luis Perez and Luis Perez of EL Sol Brands Inc. with Marcos Sanabia and Dave Ramdour of RBest Produce Inc.
Lawrence Bluestone, Jean-Paul Arce, Paul Massey, Thomas Latzkowski, Sabato Pacia, Nick Pacia, Tony Biondo, Vince Ivanov, John Magna and Rajiv Parikh.
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