SIGHTINGS: PMA 2017

Details: 02 November 2017

PMA pre show reception at Mardi Gras World New Orleans

Rick Alcocer Duda CPMA Chair Ron Lemaire CPMA

Alex McCloskey Innovations Director at Mann Packing

Andrew Menham and Paola Silva CDS Group of Companies Richmond, BC

Camille Balfanz Litehouse

Dean Scott Bill Boutros Elizabeth Tavares and Mario Testani Lakeside Produce

Del Frescos Tina DAlimonte Suzy DAlimonte Cheryl Mastronardi and Fiona McLean with YESBerries

Double Diamond Farms Kingsville ON team left to right: Paul Sabelli Chris Mastronardi Caitlyne Johns and Jeremy Stockwell

Thats Tasty Microgreens from Shenandoah Growers left to right are Nadine Williams Beth Keefe Scott Dault and Charles Griffen

Sunkist Growers will begin shipping Sunkist Delite California mandarins in early November kicking off the 2017 and 2018 citrus season Joan Wickham displays the mandarins

Rob Flood Air Canada Cargo flying the colours at the PMA Show New Orleans

Nick Hanna left poses with Kurvin Soobrayen with the Select One Garden Pack from Amco

Naturipe Snacks proudly displayed by left Carrieann Arias and Jill Overdorf

Music Southern style is never far away at the PMA Show New Orleans

Mandarins are selected to be marketed as Halos by The Wonderful Company. Chris Cockle Oakville, ON is eagerly awaiting the November Halo launch with special bin bases for retailers

Left to right Marc Kennedy David Casarez and Spero Moukas of PECO Pallet

Kevin Smith of Grocery Business Magazine Toronto with Michele McMillan Sobeys Inc. Mississauga ON

Ken Lyon Sunrise Soya Foods Toronto is flanked on the left by Concord Nationals Matt Brown Calgary and on the right by Concord Nationals Howard Maisey North Vancouver

Paul Schockman (center) shows off TOMZ Snacking Tomatoes line from NatureFresh Farms at the PMA Show with Ray Wowryk on the left and Peter Quiring and the right

From left to right at the Kroeker Farms booth (Winkler, MB) at the PMA Show: Wayne Rempel, Garry Friesen, Al Giesbrecht, and Liana Fehr.

The next big thing for Montreal’s Temple Lifestyle is Coconut Jerky, an addition to the Hungry Buddha line. Michael Magnone (left) poses with Mark Cigos.

The CN team at PMA. Left to right: Kerwin Belle, Trevor Oatway, Lora Smith, and Antonio Bianco.

Windset Farms’ John Newell with new, hydroponically grown Brio Basil.

Left to right: Troy Havenga, Rebecca Wood and Edward Barnhill show off Cavendish Farms’s Mini Bakers at the PMA Show.

Sabrina Pokomandy of Highline Mushrooms.

Christa Wagner promotes Microwave Ready Fresh Creamer Potatoes for The Little Potato Company.

Joel Brooks with Jessica Brady of Okanagan Specialty Fruits.

Eric Xiao (far right) of Shenyang Qupai Trading Co (Shenyang, China) poses at PMA with the Global Fruit team (Creston, BC). Left to right: Laurel Angebrandt, Mike Isola, Krista Bailey and Andre Bailey.