Photos: Avocados From Mexico celebrates AVOLAB innovation center

Avocados From Mexico hosted a media event Oct. 3 to celebrate the AVOLAB chef innovation center and the group's 10-year anniversary.
Avocados From Mexico hosted a media event Oct. 3 to celebrate the AVOLAB chef innovation center and the group's 10-year anniversary.
(Photo: Tom Karst)

IRVING, Texas — Avocados From Mexico had music, guacamole, cake, tacos, sliders, drinks and much more at an Oct. 3 party celebrating the group's 10-year anniversary and the opening of its AVOLAB chef innovation center.

Here are some scenes from the event, which was attended by AFM staff and media from trade and consumer publications.


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Avocados From Mexico brand ambassador Pati Jinich speaks at the media event at AFM headquarters.

 

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The celebration revealed a high-rise view of Dallas with avocado-themed food, drinks and conversations.

 

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Brand ambassador and celebrity chef Pati Jinich cuts an avocado cake with Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados From Mexico, to celebrate the opening of the AVOLAB chef innovation center at the group's headquarters.

 

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Stephanie Bazan, senior vice president of commercial strategy for Avocados From Mexico, poses with the AVOLAB avocado cake at the media event.

 

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From left, Ana Ambrosi, director of corporate communications and public relations for Avocados From Mexico, is shown with Alvaro Luque, AFM president and CEO, and brand ambassador and celebrity chef Pati Jinich at the event.

 

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Shown from left are brand ambassador and celebrity chef Pati Jinich; Ana Ambrosi, director of corporate communications and public relations at Avocados From Mexico; Stephanie Bazan, senior vice president of commercial strategy; and Alvaro Luque, president and CEO, at the media event.

Related story: Avocados From Mexico celebrates 10 years, launch of AVOLAB innovation center

 

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