United Fresh to host supplier and buyer matchmaking meetings

The United Fresh Produce Association is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365.

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(United Fresh Produce Association)

The United Fresh Produce Association is bringing back its retail-foodservice speed dating sessions as part of the offerings of United Fresh LIVE! 365.

The meetings will be timed with the Sept. 21-23 Washington Conference, according to a news release.

Vendors who participate, according to the release, will be guaranteed 10, 15-minute meetings with retail and foodservice companies looking for new partners and products.

More than 20 retailers and foodservice companies have committed to participate the sessions, including:

A small number of openings are still available to suppliers, according to the release. The cost to participate for suppliers is $5,000 and guarantees 10 meetings over the three-day period.

In addition, supplier companies can invite buyers to visit their United Fresh LIVE! 365 booths online, where the Partner X-Change meetings will be hosted, according to the release.

For information and to book a spot in the Retail-Foodservice Partner X-Change, contact John Toner, vice president of convention and industry collaboration for United Fresh, at jtoner@unitedfresh.org, or 703-587-3924.

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