Produce

River Ranch Fresh Foods, a leading producer of fresh cut salads and field fresh commodity vegetables, was recognized at PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta, GA with a “Best of Show” award in the “2011 Best New Product Launch” category for its new Heritage Blend™. Judged by a team of industry professionals and presented by PMA President and CEO Bryan Silbermann, PMA’s Best New Product Launch award evaluates candidates based on their tradeshow execution of new product materials and innovation in generating awareness. …

Monterey Mushrooms is pleased to be the recipient of PMA’s prestigious Impact Award for Excellence in Packaging. Sustainability, Convenience, Marketing, Food Safety: These are the ways packaging can make an impact, and PMA’s Impact Award recognizes innovation and excellence in all of these areas. …

‘Ideation’ is all about the birth of new ideas. It is a crucial process for individuals, companies, industries, indeed all human advancement. If you stare long enough at the word, you realize that “eat” is right at the heart of it. So the concept of ideation was a natural to place at the center of a new conference to be held in conjunction with The New York Produce Show and Conference, the Ideation Fresh Foodservice Forum.
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Village Farms is pleased to announce the exclusive premier of a new variety of specialty tomato being introduced for the very first time to North American markets. The “Heavenly Villagio Marzano” is an authentic Mini San Marzano plum tomato and was showcased at the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in Atlanta, GA. …

At The New York Produce Show & Conference, one of the goals is to encourage greater interaction between the great centers of learning in the region and the produce industry. Among the most intriguing intelligences out there is that of Miguel I. Gomez from Cornell, and he is going to introduce us and all of the attendees to his colleague, Thomas Bjorkman who is Associate Professor of Vegetable Physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences at Cornell University. This dynamic duo is working on the development of an East Coast broccoli industry that the researchers believe might be able to account for as much as 10% of US production.
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