Latest News From Texas International Produce Assn.

The Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo, cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be a hybrid in-person and virtual event.

The Texas International Produce Association is seeking participants for the send annual Clean Eating Challenge, set to start on Oct 1.

The Texas International Produce Association, Mission, has new board members.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a second notice to the importance of food safety measures to the Mexican papaya industry.

Online training for papaya grown in Mexico is available through courses on the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya.

Four Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge participants lost more than a total of 160 pounds in six months.

A web seminar on new growing and handling best practices for Mexican papayas will answer questions from the industry about the document outlining the procedures.

After months of collaboration, U.S. and Mexican papaya industry stakeholders have a food safety document specifically designed for the tropical fruit.

The decision to cancel the 2020 Viva Fresh Expo was a tough decision to make, but was the right thing to do, said Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association.

The Texas International Produce Association has cancelled the 2020 Viva Fresh Expo due to health concerns from coronavirus COVID-19.

The Texas International Produce Association has postponed the Viva Fresh Expo, and is considering whether to cancel it altogether, as concerns about COVID-19 escalate.

The 2020 Viva Fresh Open charity golf tournament will be named in the posthumous honor of Ken Martin, founder of Rio Queen Citrus.

Texas produce growers gathered to celebrate the 2020 inductees into the Texas Produce Hall of Fame.

The Texas International Produce Association, Mission, and other groups are sponsoring a meeting on inspections of Mexican tomatoes under the Tomato Suspension Agreement.

Seven leaders in the industry will be inducted into the Texas Produce Hall of Fame in January.

The Texas International Produce Association is teaming with Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) and CIERTO Global to host two workshops on labor challenges.

The Texas International Produce Association is accepting applications for its first scholarship program.

There are still spots for players in the annual Texas International Produce Association Golf Tournament.

Any way you measure it, attendees and exhibitors said the April 25-27 2019 Viva Fresh show was a success.

J&D Produce, Edingburg, Texas, has a new consumer marketing campaign featuring its HoneySweet onion brand.

The Gateway to Innovation Awards at the Viva Fresh Expo is doing away with categories to accept submissions covering all aspects of the industry, including production, packing, packaging, technology and food safety.

Sunset brand You Make Me pasta kits won the Most Innovative Value-Added Solution category at the Viva Fresh Expo’s inaugural Gateway to Innovation Awards.

Along with educational sessions and the expo, Viva Fresh attendees can look forward to enjoying some top local entertainment during the show, April 5-7 in San Antonio.

Attendees of the Viva Fresh Produce Expo, April 5-7 in San Antonio, will once again have the chance to connect directly with students from Texas A&M University who are interested in careers in the produce industry.

Dallas-based DMA Solutions has chosen nine students from Texas A&M University to attend the upcoming Viva Fresh Produce Expo in San Antonio.

Buyer speed meetings, innovation, enhanced networking opportunities and a little exercise added to the program help keep the 2018 Viva Fresh Expo from becoming “just another trade show” in a busy season of events.

The organizers of the 2018 Viva Fresh Produce Expo have lined up a diverse range of topics for the event’s educational sessions.

The Viva Fresh Produce Expo has lined up Phil Gwoke, a generational expert and consultant at BridgeWorks, as the speaker for the event’s keynote luncheon April 6.

Seven industry leaders, representing growers and marketers of citrus and vegetables, were recently inducted into the Texas Produce Hall of Fame. 

Achievements in packaging design, new product development, food safety and more will be recognized at the Viva Fresh Expo with the new Gateway to Innovation Awards.

Exhibitors and sponsors can now register for the Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo 2018.

The most popular session at the Viva Fresh Produce Expo may be one that wasn't originally on the schedule.

David and Catherine Katz, known for their work in preventative medicine and nutrition, are keynote speakers at the 2017 Viva Fresh Expo.

The Viva Fresh Expo will kick off with the Viva Fresh Open fundraiser "Swing for the Future" to raise money for the Salad Bars to Schools foundation.

The Texas International Produce Association is offering a training session on the preventive controls food safety rule.

The Mission-based Texas International Produce Association has announced a new advisory board of 13 retail and foodservice contacts, to assist in planning the Viva Fresh Expo in 2017 and beyond.