What we learned at the PMA Foodservice Show booths

MONTEREY, CALIF. — We chatted with more than a dozen companies at their booths at the PMA Foodservice Show's expo and brought the faces and the news we learned to you.

Hear about the new baby hemp green that is being launched, the seedless lemon, and all the ways companies are making products and packaging easier for foodservice customers to use.

We can also reveal what the entire PMA Foodservice Show was like, in person, in this article.

And what did the keynote say in the general session? 

Oh, she said some powerful things, and you can read it here:

PMA's Lauren Scott challenges industry to have the courage to change.

 

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