Our highlights at PMA Foodservice Show

Here’s a taste of what we saw, who we talked to and where we buzzed around at Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference & Expo July 21-22, in Monterey, Calif.

The Packer's Northeast editor Amy Sowder samples organic baby hemp greens at PMA Foodservice Show in Monterey, Calif.
The Packer’s Northeast editor Amy Sowder samples organic baby hemp greens at PMA Foodservice Show in Monterey, Calif.
(By Amy Sowder)

MONTEREY, CALIF. — Finally. Foodservice is open and raring to go, and so was the Produce Marketing Association’s annual show in its breezy, beachy, enviable locale.

Here’s a taste of what we saw, who we talked to and where we buzzed around at PMA’s Foodservice Conference & Expo July 21-22.

We attended every event possible and talked to as many people as we could to find out what’s on your minds with your foodservice business.

For a more in-depth dive into the show, read What the milestone PMA Foodservice Show was like, in-person.

Read this summary of the general session, when PMA’s Lauren Scott challenges the industry to have the courage to change.

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