Bridget and Ariel Nevado of Metro; Melodie and Quinton Woods, Gwillimdale Farms; Mike Giarratano, Food Basics

The OPMA held its 31^st annual gala and awards ceremony on November 18 at the Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre in Blue Mountain, Ont. Grocery Business attended the event.

Stephen Reid, OPMA president and Adam Donikian, Sobeys and OPMA vice chair

Emilia DeSous, OPMA and Todd Patterson, OPMA chair

Shreeni Shellikeri, Nature Fresh Farms and Greg Palmer, Loblaw Companies

Nick DiCarlo and Tony Cappelli, Westmorland (Topline Farms)

From left: Michèle McMillan, Kristin and Joey Ippolito, Sharon Kandie, all from Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd.; Gord Watson, Sobeys Inc.

The Oppy team: Michael Wexler, Susanne Bertolas, Rosemary Marrella and Sean McCauley

Gord Love, North American Produce Buyers Ltd. and Jim VanDusen, Litehouse Inc.

Agnes Boutros and Derek DeMedeiros, Mastronardi

Ekk and Jen Pfenning, Pfenning’s Organic Farm

Michael Wexler, Oppy; Ken Paglione, Mucci Farms; and Sean McCauley, Oppy

Brandon and Gitty Eagles, Blue Mountain Fruit Company

Suné Visser and Zanelle Hough, Nature Fresh Farms

Marc Wall, Sandy Shore Farms and vice chair of Asparagus Farmers of Ontario and Tom Heeman, Ontario Berry Growers and a councillor in the Municipality of Thames Centre, Ont.

Michael Ecker and Mary Jo Montalban, Vineland Growers Cooperative

Caroline Martinella and Eileen Pilliterri, Seaway Farms

Jody and Ken Mott, Holland Marsh Growers

Prakash Ganesan and Jose Cambon, Highline Mushrooms

Matthew and Christine Hardy, Vineland Growers