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Jennifer Strailey

As editorial director for The Packer and Produce Market Guide, Jennifer Strailey provides the news and insights that growers, packers and shippers rely on to advance the fresh produce supply chain. Her leadership is rooted in an integrated understanding of food systems, bridging the gap between field-level production realities and evolving retail trends. Jennifer reports on global supply chain logistics and policy issues, including tariffs and trade. By analyzing the industry from farm to retail, she provides the foresight to navigate a volatile marketplace and stay ahead of the trends shaping the future of fresh food.

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The Vancouver, B.C.-based grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, has made its first-ever investment in technology, partnering with Bloomfield Robotics.
The greenhouse grower has hired Kathy Flores as chief of staff and Amanda Crews as vice president of people.
From the science behind breaking bad eating habits to increasing produce consumption, the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s recent Consumer Connection Conference had it all.
At Produce for Better Health’s Consumer Connection Conference, President and CEO Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak offered a “Roadmap for Driving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in America.”
The Vidalia Onion Committee is kicking off the 2022 season by announcing the sweet onions will once again be included on the official menu of the Kentucky Derby.
The Packer sits down with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of Produce for Better Health Foundation, to discuss the organization’s upcoming annual Consumer Connection Conference.
Out on the show floor and in business sessions, sustainability was a hot topic as was the need for the industry to continue to innovate and drive fresh produce consumption.
While the pandemic created intense discomfort, it also taught the industry it can change and change quickly, said Ron Lemaire at the 96th annual CPMA Convention and Trade Show.
The hydroponic indoor vertical farming company has opened its newest nearly 90,000-square-foot facility.
With the event just a week away, CPMA breaks down the numbers — from new products to exhibitors to this year’s one Lifetime Achievement Award winner Alain Routhier.