Retail roundtable set for New England organic produce event

The New England Organic Produce Conference will feature a retail roundtable with representatives from Stop & Shop, Big Y Foods and Hannaford Bros.

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The New England Organic Produce Conference will feature a retail roundtable with representatives from Stop & Shop, Big Y Foods and Hannaford Bros.

The May 1 event at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass., will feature these retailers:

  • Brian Fleming from Stop & Shop Supermarket;
  • Kevin Barry from Big Y Foods; and
  • Mark Jewell from Hannaford Bros. Supermarket.

The conference is sponsored by the New England Produce Council and Organic Produce Network.

Matt Seeley from the Organic Produce Network and Mark DeMichaelis of Olivia’s Organics/State Garden will moderate the retail session, according to a news release.

“We are very excited these produce professionals are taking time out of their busy schedules to share their expertise,” Laura Sullivan, NEPC executive director, said in the release.

Registration for the conference is available online at the NEPC website.

Related article:

NEPC, Organic Produce Network team up for conference

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