A dose of Florida weather in late winter certainly doesn’t hurt, but attendees say there are plenty of other benefits to attending the Southeastern Produce Council’s annual Southern Exposure expo.
The Southeastern Produce Council will combine a bit of star power with medical expertise, with Dr. Travis Stork scheduled to deliver the keynote address at this year’s Southern Exposure conference.
The Southeast Produce Council’s annual trade show, conference and expo, Southern Exposure, turns 20 this year, and the event has come a long way in those two decades.
Netherlands-based JASA Packaging Solutions has added a location in Virginia because its new Sleever machine is finding traction in meeting the trend to replace plastic with paper packaging.
Buying about $200 million in packaging materials annually, Driscoll’s is actively pursuing options to introduce more environmentally friendly packaging options for its berries, one top executive says.
After seeing in three short months the busy pace that produce industry professionals keep up — especially at the expos and conferences — it’s no wonder that there’s a high risk for burnout, no matter who you are.
Amelia Freidline, designer and copy editor for The Packer, and Ashley Nickle, retail editor of The Packer, talk strawberries in this Valentine's Day episode of Millennials Eat.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Tony Cappelli, account manager for Leamington, Ontario-based Westmoreland, which markets under the TopLine Farms brand, had a couple new organic items to discuss at the Global Organic Produce Expo.
Over the last 18 months, Dennis Hickey has been visiting the owners of Bravo stores in Florida, finding out what their needs are and what they expect from White Plains, N.Y.-based distributor Krasdale Foods.
Southern hemisphere apple crop production in 2019 is forecast up 2% compared with 2018, according to a new report from the World Apple and Pear Association.
A North Carolina agriculture asset management firm has purchased Yakima Valley, Washington-based apple companies Legacy Fruit Packers, Valley Fruit and Larson Fruit Co.
