I Love Produce plans Fresh Summit foosball challenge
Foosball is a game known around the world, where it is also known as table-soccer, baby-foot, metegol, kicker and futbolito.
I Love Produce plans to host two of the best foosball players in the history of the game — Todd Loffredo and Kristin Grogan — at its booth No. 2001 during the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2017 in New Orleans, according to a news release.
Visitors to the I Love Produce booth will have a chance to test their foosball skills by playing these world champs and a chance to win a professional foosball table in a drawing at the end of the expo.
I Love Produce owners Neil Millman and Jim Provost were foosball partners long before they were business partners.
“Neil and I have been playing foosball together since we were 16 years old, so about 40 years.” Provost said in the release. “When we learned that there is an international foosball following with tournaments and even a World Cup, we started playing again. We met Todd and Kristin at a tournament and saw them as not only great promoters of foosball but also as supporters of the fresh produce industry.”
Both as a team and as individual players, Todd and Kristin have represented the U.S. at the World Cup in Europe and have set the bar high for competition among the top players in the world in the Men’s, Women’s and Mixed divisions of table soccer.
“Todd and I appreciated the idea of representing I Love Produce because eating well and taking care of our health has been one of the keys to our success and longevity in the sport of foosball.” Grogan said in the release. “Plus we plan on having a lot of fun teaching our sport and taking on all challengers that stop by the booth.”
Loffredo has earned more than 75 major titles in his career over four decades, winning 28 individual World Championships on five tables, the release said.
MVP winner Grogan has won more than 40 titles and numerous awards and has achieved the ranking of No. 1 goalie in the world.
The table to given away at Fresh Summit is an American-made Warrior table, custom made with the “I Love Produce” logo emblazoned on the table surface and cabinet.
