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The annual event typically draws more than 100 people, from growers, brokers and shippers to marketers, wholesalers and retailers.

WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Amid the white baby grand piano, dozens of chandeliers and a chocolate fountain, members of the Eastern Produce Council met at EPC's John J. Jay McAleavey Annual Gala.

Eastern Produce Council’s John McAleavey Annual Gala is set for April 1.

These relatively newer produce professionals will benefit from several professional development opportunities applicable to the produce industry.

NEW YORK — The aisles at the New York Produce Show Dec. 1 were packed with pedestrian traffic jams in some spots, but not at pre-pandemic cramped levels mirroring the city sidewalks during rush hour.

Networking, conference sessions, industry tours and, of course, the trade show will highlight this year's event.

Registration is open for the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 show held in the heart of New York City.

The Eastern Produce Council congratulated its 2020 EPC-Nolan Family Foundation scholarship winner through video because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Eastern Produce Council is offering a food safety webinar as part of the Leadership Program for the 2020 class, and the council’s entire membership is welcome to join as well.

The Eastern Produce Council has cancelled Casino Night, a highly anticipated event for the industry, due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

Eastern Produce Council, Short Hills, N.J. has canceled its April 7th TopGolf event but is calling for applications for a seventh-annual scholarship.

The Eastern Produce Council canceled its annual volunteer event due to concerns about spreading the coronavirus in a group event.

The numbers of the New York Produce Show are impressive in their own right.

Sessions are scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 and include the following.

If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.

HILLSDALE, N.J. — Eastern Produce Council members honored two scholarship winners, learned the status of New Jersey crops and heard the latest marketing efforts of the Jersey Fresh brand.

The Eastern Produce Council celebrated its 53rd annual gala with a different format.

HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Eastern Produce Council’s 2019 kickoff dinner meeting had some special guests.