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The International Fresh Produce Association hosted its first ever Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, FL last week.  The show brought together the entire global supply chain for produce and floral.   With just over one buyer for every three attendees, the show offered a critical opportunity to make connections and create new partnerships. Attendees from approximately 40 countries attended the show, creating a buzz of energy from the education sessions to the show floor. 

Founded in 2010 by Daphna Nissenbaum, TIPA is providing the market with sustainable alternatives to plastic while encouraging a better end-of-use cycle for packaging across multiple industries.  TIPA's compostable solutions for flexible packaging promote, support and inspire top-down solutions for consumers.

Smith’s Farm, a leading East Coast grower of broccoli and cauliflower, with headquarters in Presque Isle, ME, enjoyed record-setting broccoli and cauliflower deals in Maine this summer and now turns its attention to the Southeast, where it produces on farms in Georgia and Florida.

Square Roots and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Springfield, OH, to celebrate their newest co-located farm, taking another step in their shared journey to build indoor farms together across the continent  —ultimately enabling locally grown food at a global scale.

Giltner Inc., a Twin Falls, ID-based provider of transportation and logistics services, is gaining a foothold in the Midwest with plans to open a new terminal there by the end of next year. Dan Hawkins, vice president of corporate development, said the company recently purchased property in Carthage, MO, and has hired a contractor to begin construction on a facility that will enable Giltner to better serve the important East Coast market.

The second general session at the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show offered up a dynamic panel discussion from global thought leaders on consumer trends at retail, covering everything from innovation and e-commerce to labor and supply chain challenges. It was an expansive conversation, and one not complete without the hot topic that is inflation.

The International Fresh Produce Association's inaugural Global Produce & Floral Show got off to a great start yesterday, bringing the industry back together for another massive October show. After a day of general and educational sessions, produce industry members gathered at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Hotel for the welcome reception to network, reconnect and kick-off the conference.

Salix Fruits will be promoting its multiple citrus options during the upcoming IFPA convention. “We are experts of imported citrus,” said Juan González Pita, co-founder and COO of Salix Fruits. “We’re importing oranges from Uruguay and lemons from Mexico. Soon, we’ll include Mexican oranges as well as Spanish and Moroccan citrus to our offer for the last quarter of the year.”

With more than 100,000 square feet of warehouse space in Miami and Port Washington, NY, El Sol Brands can deliver the finest tropical produce to most places on the East Coast in under a day.

80 Acres Farms' Strawberry Sparklers will soon be available from retailers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Grown without pesticides in an indoor farm in Cincinnati, the sweet, always-in-season strawberries will be joining the company's popular salad blends, microgreens, herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers on shelf. They will be available at Dorothy Lane Market locations this fall and coming soon to a variety of the company's retail partners. Consumers will also be able to ...