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.

261D69B3-7D74-428A-94DB5496A41C876D.png
261D69B3-7D74-428A-94DB5496A41C876D.png
(File photo)

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

The Packer logo (567x120)
Related Stories
Columnist Armand Lobato explains what can be learned from observing shopping carts — both in your store and at a competitor.
Fourth-generation produce professional brings decades of sales experience, organic industry expertise and a lifelong agriculture connection to the vice president of sales role.
Sustainability Insights 2026 finds that as reliance on consumer price premiums fades, growers and retailers are turning to operational sustainability to defend margins, build climate resilience and survive rising supply chain costs.
Read Next
Tight margins leave growers hesitant to fund automation, even as delaying farm technology adoption exposes them to compounding labor and production losses.
Get Daily News
GET MARKET ALERTS
Get News & Markets App