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United Natural Foods Inc. wrapped up its Natural & Conventional Spring & Summer Show in Orlando, FL, last week, hosting over 1,000 brands and more than 2,000 customers. The show was the first of four major buying shows UNFI will deliver in 2023 and the first to bring together all natural and conventional products covering every store department and category. Shows are a valuable way UNFI utilizes its scale, insights, and innovative offerings to help community grocers of all sizes differentiate, grow, and succeed.

Soup & stew season is here and Hanan from @Ohmygoodiescc has shared her favorite hearty vegan meal for when the temperature drops. This Tomato, Eggplant & Chickpea Stew is the ultimate comfort meal plus it’s easy to make and full of fresh flavors from greenhouse grown veggies!

During its 16 years in business, Grower Alliance has developed a reputation as a leading grower-shipper of watermelons. It is now taking another step forward in that regard with a new program out of the Dominican Republic. Michelle Ramirez-Jacobson said Grower Alliance began operations in the DR last year and just received its first load of watermelons on Jan. 23 “In fact, they are going through Customs as we speak,” she told The Produce News on Jan. 24.

Produce for Better Health’s first marketing event of the year — the Consumer Connection Conference — will be held in Scottsdale, AZ, April 10-12. Now as part of the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foundation for Fresh Produce, PBH’s annual signature event bodes to convene one of the most powerful groups of fruit and vegetable advocates in history.

While every National Watermelon Queen’s reign must come to an end after a year, Eleanor Bullock has managed to keep her title as the NWA Promotions Coordinator for nearly 40 years, and while she’s truly cherished the relationships she’s built and memories she’s made, alas it is finally time to pass down her coordinator crown.