Photo GalleriesScenes from the CPMA Convention & Trade Show 2024
Scenes from the CPMA Convention & Trade Show 2024
Grocery Business was at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) Convention and Trade Show, which ran April 23 to 25 in Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre. During the event, Grocery Business and the CPMA celebrated the achievements of this year’s Outstanding Women in Produce at a packed reception.
The CPMA Convention CommitteeOutstanding Women in Produce 2024 recipients from left: Joëlle Biron, Metro; Michelle Symington, Pattison Food Group; Amanda Labuckas, FreshCo; Leah Hardy, Wonderful Sales; Ashley McPhee, Loblaw Companies; Fernanda Albuquerque, Mucci Farms; Yenifer Rambarran, Loblaw Companies; Kori Martin, Oppy; Kim Chackal, Equifruit. Missing from the photo is Ester Sattler, Fresh Mix.Todd Gault, Mohamed Ibrahim and Mike Venton, Sobeys and Jim SlomkaSimon Romano and 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Ashley McPhee, Loblaw CompaniesMary Scianna, Grocery Business; Kimberly Roberts, Walmart Canada; and Jennie Coleman, EquifruitSteve Boulianne, 2024 recipient Joëlle Biron and Catherine Leclerc, Metro Inc.Ryan Barrington-Foote, president of The Jim Pattison Group and Jim SlomkaColin Chapdelaine, Star Group (left), Mark Campion, Taylor Farms, and Dave Pullar, Federated Co-operativesThe FreshCo team with 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Amanda Labukus, centreThe Loblaw team with 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipients Ashley McPhee and Yenifer RambarranShawn Hart, Safeway; Brian Bradley, Stong’s MarketsCPMA keynote speaker Cassie Campbell-Pascall, former Canadian ice hockey player and ESPN broadcasterJordy Procyk, AWP; Richard Vaughan-Smith, SobeysThe Oppy team with 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Kori MartinCN’s Julie Senecal and Russ PerdueMimmo Franzone, Longo Brothers Fruit Markets and Andrew George, EarthFresh FoodsWonderful Sales team with 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Leah Hardy, centreTeam Washington AppleLarry Bonikowsky, Grocery Business; Maria Arbulu, USDA Mike Catalano and 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Leah Hardy, Wonderful SalesSilvana Tsanis, National Produce; Larry Bonikowsky, Grocery Business; Michèle McMillan, Ippolito Fruit & Produce and a 2021 Outstanding Women in Produce recipientThe reception for the 2024 Outstanding Women in ProduceLeah Hardy, Wonderul Sales 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient with 2023 recipient Amanda Knauff, Taylor FarmsTom Pierce, Ryan Ong, Enrico Charest, SobeysThomas Longo, Longo’s and Myriam Tremblay, SobeysDave Pullar, Federated Cooperatives Limited, John Anderson, Oppy and Lindsay Young, Federated Cooperatives LimitedShraddha Vanga, Rochelle Sardinha, a 2023 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient; and Lisa D’Ambrosio, Gambles ProduceThe Equifruit team supporting 2024 Outstanding Women in Produce recipient Kim Chackal, centreCPMA president Ron Lemaire with Lifetime Achievement recipient Murray Driediger, president and CEO of BC FreshRalph Petrungaro, Chiquita Brands, Miss Chiquita and Tina Varjabedian, Chiquita BrandsAleks Djurdjevic, Advantage SolutionsBrian Bradley, Stong’s MarketsAlex Paladins, Jessica Hughes and Derrick Rainer, EarthFreshDrew Callaghan and Stephen Hillion, RPE, LLCFrank Nweisser, Rabba / CJR Wholesale and Jim SlomkaCarla Anger, Jacquie Breadmore and Jay Chung, UNFI CanadaPeter Vigilante, Vigilante MarketingMike Catalano, Dustin Boyd, Leah Hardy, Dustin Wellman and Kurt Vetter, Wonderful SalesBrad Brownsey and Michael Schadler, representing the Florida Tomato CommitteeJim Slomka and Michele McMillan, Ippolito Fruit & Produce Ltd.Jim Waites, recently retired after an almost 50 year career with Save-on-Foods/Pattison Food GroupJesus Rodriguez (left) and Ben Alviano, Del MonteMauro Santelli and David Baxter, Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers AssociationRochelle Sardinha, Marcelo Rusca, Shraddha Vanga, Lisa D’Ambrosio, and Rob Giles, Gambles ProduceCathy Antinozzi, Aleks Djurdjevic, Michelle Lamendola-Garvey, and Dave Shirran, Advantage SolutionsFrank Nweisser, CJR Wholesale Grocers (left) with Rick Rabba, Rabba Fine FoodJustin and Blake Murray, Murray Market NationalCPMA’s Ron Lemaire and Star Group’s Colin Chapdelaine presenting team Mucci with a Best Booth Award. From left: Joe Spano, Emily Murracas, Fernanda Albuquerque and Aileen ParungoSteve McKee, Lisa Zhoui and Cindy Dunham, Bolthouse FarmsLara Grossman, Michele McMillan, Alex Iasinskyi, Steve Dimen, Paul Keery, Lucy Domingues, John Landa, IppolitoLaura Pixley (left) and Michelle, Gibson, representing the National Watermelon Promotion BoardStuart Feere (left) and Ray Nutley, ArnegRohini Ramnarace and Yadi Kartono, Sun Rich FoodsJF Gamelin, United ExportsJose Cambon, Devon Kennedy, Kelsey Coon, Sabrina Pokomandy, Prakash Ganesan, Highline Mushrooms Krysta Markham, Nature Fresh FarmsShea Rogers, Rino Felicioni, Kelsey Van Lissum, Kori Martin, OppyKatie McNeill, Dennis MacPherson, Scotian GoldShelley Henschel, Keith Hahn, Tammy Burgardt, The Little Potato CompanyBob Cat, Jim Morris, USA PearsCaterina Sevedio and Guy Milette, Courchesne, LaroseAhiby Rodriguez, Justin Heffernan, Les Mallard, Jack Howell, FyffesLaura Pixley (left) and Michelle, Gibson, representing the National Watermelon Promotion Board
