Eastern Produce Council
The fourth Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class — including produce retailer and supplier professionals — saw first-hand the increasing complexity of the produce logistics and distribution system.
Eastern Produce Council had its annual Casino Night gala April 9 at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, N.J.
These relatively newer produce professionals will benefit from several professional development opportunities applicable to the produce industry.
Registration is open for the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 show held in the heart of New York City.
“Uncertainty” is one of the buzzwords of 2020, but trade show organizers and participants are planning as much as possible with ever-changing local guidelines.
We asked several company leaders and representatives to weigh in on their experience with the New York Produce Show in years past and the virtual version planned for Dec. 8-11. Here’s what they had to say.
NEW YORK — The virtual New York Produce Show and Conference kicked off with a message from New York Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball, who addressed the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A tradition for the Eastern Produce Council, its annual golf outing, became much more this year for the organization, which typically has a calendar full of events.
While many industry events are canceled, Eastern Produce Council has reveled in a couple annual outdoor events that enabled members to attend safely during a pandemic.
Many members and their families attended the 6th annual Joe DeLorenzo Family Apple Picking Event, hosted Oct. 3, by Eastern Produce Council at Melick’s Cider Mill & Orchard, Oldwick, N.J.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mark Wahlberg played him in the movie, “Invincible.” Nobody got past this fan-turned-wide NFL receiver, who captured the crowd at the Eastern Produce Council tailgate event.
Eastern Produce Council, Short Hills, N.J. has canceled its April 7th TopGolf event but is calling for applications for a seventh-annual scholarship.
If apple-picking in the fall is a rite of passage for a Northeasterner, then more than 100 people earned their badges Saturday.
Applications are being accepted for the Eastern Produce Council’s 2020 Leadership Program.
The 8th annual Eastern Produce Council and James and Theresa Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship deadline is April 23.
The flip side to crazy freight rates is that Northeast customers may look more to Jersey Fresh produce this summer and fall rather than pay for a truck to come from the West, said New Jersey produce professionals.
For those transitioning back into social life out in the real world, a networking golf event is ideal.
Members of the Eastern Produce Council gathered in New Jersey for the annual TopGolf event, sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. See who was there, and learn what they said.
Work, with all its transitions and challenges, doesn’t have to define you, but the way you handle those challenges can, said former New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson, pro football hall of famer.
Hionis Greenhouses, Whitehouse Station, N.J., provided another learning experience for the third Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class.
It’s been the longest year ever for participants of the 2021 Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class, who will be honored at the Dec. 15 New York Produce Show keynote breakfast.
Get updates on New Jersey produce while eating it at the annual Eastern Produce Council barbecue networking event.
Networking, conference sessions, industry tours and, of course, the trade show will highlight this year’s event.
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.
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.
The Eastern Produce Council celebrated its 53rd annual gala with a different format.