Viva Fresh 2022: Happy together in Texas

<p>Viva Fresh Reception April 22 at the Gaylord Texas Glass Cactus</p>

<p>Viva Fresh Reception April 22 at the Gaylord Texas Glass Cactus</p>

<p>Viva Fresh Reception April 22 at the Gaylord Texas Glass Cactus</p>

<p>Viva Fresh Reception April 22 at the Gaylord Texas Glass Cactus</p>

<p>Viva Fresh ribbon cutting on April 23</p>

<p>Viva Fresh ribbon cutting on April 23</p>

<p>Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association address the Viva Fresh audience.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association address the Viva Fresh audience.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Viva Fresh crowd anticipates opening of expo floor on April 23</p>

<p>Viva Fresh crowd anticipates opening of expo floor on April 23</p>

<p>John Pandol, director of special projects for Pandol Bros., Delano, Calif., visits with consultant Richard Kottmeyer, managing director of FTI Consulting, Atlanta, Ga. on April 22 at Viva Fresh.</p>

<p>John Pandol, director of special projects for Pandol Bros., Delano, Calif., visits with consultant Richard Kottmeyer, managing director of FTI Consulting, Atlanta, Ga. on April 22 at Viva Fresh.</p>

<p>Michele Youngquist, president of Bay Baby Produce, Inc. visits with a buyer on the Viva Fresh Expo floor on Apri 23.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

<p>Michele Youngquist, president of Bay Baby Produce, Inc. visits with a buyer on the Viva Fresh Expo floor on Apri 23.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

Members of the produce industry were happy to be together in person at the Texas International Produce Association's Viva Fresh Expo, held on April 23 at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas.

The event drew more than 2,200 attendees, 200 exhibitors and a tally of 300 retail and foodservice buyers.

These images were gathered by The Packer's Tom Karst.

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