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Meet Emiliano Escobedo, president and CEO of the Hass Avocado Board and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet Robert Veilleux, vice president of produce, floral operations for Heritage Grocers Group, and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet Erik Brown, vice president, business development, produce division, JOH and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet Blake Branen, director of sales and marketing for J.C. Watson Packing Co., and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet David Baxter, CEO of Bard Valley Natural Delights, and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

By replacing static employee name tags with privacy-first AI wearables, Augmodo eliminates inventory blind spots for grocers, ensuring store teams automatically catch low stock before shoppers ever encounter an empty display bin.

Meet Hector Garza, director of industry relations for the Texas International Produce Association, and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet Kristina Lorusso, vice president of retail partner services for The Giumarra Cos., and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet John Hollay, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.

Meet Gail Delihant, senior director of California government affairs for Western Growers Association, and one of the 2026 Packer 25 honorees.