School foodservice event set for United Fresh

Attendees to the United Fresh Produce Association Expo are invited to connect with dozens of school foodservice buyers at the Fresh Festival for School Foodservice on Tuesday, June 26 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The Packer's Tom Karst visits with  Andrew Marshall, director of foundation programs and partnerships at the United Fresh Produce Association about the upcoming United show and related school foodservice events.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visits with Andrew Marshall, director of foundation programs and partnerships at the United Fresh Produce Association about the upcoming United show and related school foodservice events.
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Attendees to the United Fresh Produce Association Expo are invited to connect with dozens of school foodservice buyers at the Fresh Festival for School Foodservice on Tuesday, June 26 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

The Fresh Festival is open to all convention attendees and exhibitors, according to a new release, and companies interested in having a table-top exhibit can contact Andrew Marshall by Friday, June 8 to confirm space.

The event is hosted by the United Fresh Start Foundation and held in conjunction with United Fresh 2018.

Fresh Festival exhibitors are encouraged to showcase volume foodservice products, fresh-cut and speed-scratch solutions, recipes and tasting samples, according to the release.

Contact Andrew Marshall at United Fresh at (202) 303-3407 or amarshall@unitedfresh.org for more information.

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