Ever since its founding in 1906, Ben B Schwartz & Sons has been a leader in the Detroit produce scene. The company’s distribution network, which is located on the Detroit Produce Terminal, spans the majority of the U.S. and Canada, with produce arriving to its facility daily from farms across the globe.

The company will be headed to the IFPA Food Service Conference in Monterey, CA, where it will focus on one of the most important parts of the business.

As the calendar hit July 4, Wada Farms’ North Carolina watermelon season was just starting up, and the company was excited to see continued growth in this market segment.

The International Fresh Produce Association’s annual Foodservice Conference is always a premier opportunity for produce companies to meet with buyers from across the foodservice sector.

Magic Sun Farms believes that growing in high-tech greenhouses allows the company to produce the best-tasting, highest-quality tomatoes and bell peppers, while keeping a small overall footprint and using the least possible natural resources.

“As our slogan says, we are good from the roots,” said Laura Huerta Morones, marketing manager for the Richmond, VA-based company. “We grow 100 percent Mexican crops, which we care for with love and passion from the seed to the fruit, and we harvest, pack, and distribute with pride to our customers.”

Red Sun Farms, headquartered in Kingsville, ON, is a proud industry leader in sustainable agriculture. The company’s farms use sustainable practices like water recycling, yield optimization and minimizing food waste. The marketing team works with packaging suppliers to develop new, eco-friendly options.

Eastern Propak, a cold-storage warehouse in Glassboro, NJ, with repacking and bagging capabilities, offers 9,000 pallet positions, 170,000 square feet of storage and 27 loading doors. The company is only minutes away from the major Delaware ports, providing easy access to all major hubs on the East Coast.

“The Delaware River port is where we get 80 percent or more of the imports that come to this facility, said Rob Kearney, the company’s CEO.