Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. is hosting the Grape Quality Summit the first week of May.
The one-hour event is set for May 6 and will feature speakers with expertise in the table grape category amidst the North American table grape season, according to a news release.
Speakers will include Anne-Marie Roerink, founder and principal at 210 Analytics, LLC and Mario Cervantes, director of business development – AgTech at Hazel Technologies.
“Grape sales at retail have been very strong recently,” Roerink said in the release. “As the ideal kid snack or as part of a fancy charcuterie board, grapes’ versatility drove $3.6 billion in sales during the latest 52 weeks. This was an increase of 7.2% versus a year ago.”
The Summit will close with Mario Cervantes discussing a Hazel® 2021 trial conducted alongside Oppy and Brar Farms while elaborating on postharvest technologies for the grape industry, according to the release.
“It is amazing to see the impact our flagship technology is making for table grapes,” Cervantes said in the release. “With greener stems arriving around the world, we are delivering a solution that is helping mitigate the world’s current supply chain issues. I’m excited to dive deeper into the trial results we have seen over the last year at the summit.”
The Grape Quality Summit is a free event and will offer both English and Spanish translations. Registration is open to the general industry until May 6 or until capacity is reached, according to the release.
To learn more about the event and register, visit https://bit.ly/grapesummit2022.
