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Pure Flavor® Aims To Create Conversation At PMA Fresh Summit With 7 New Products
Leamington, ON (October 11th, 2018) – With the produce industry preparing to head to Orlando for PMA Fresh Summit, greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor® is prepping for one of the biggest trade shows ever. In addition to creating conversation about the company’s recent expansion to Georgia, Pure Flavor® will be launching 7 new items at the trade show.
JAMIE MORACCI
CO-FOUNDER, PRESIDENT
“We are bringing new products to market that will help our retail & foodservice customers grow their business. New items not only create impact in the produce aisle but are also a vehicle to help increase fresh produce consumption”, commented Jamie Moracci, President. In addition to the new items being launched at PMA Fresh Summit, Pure Flavor®’s new greenhouse facility in Georgia will soon be growing tomatoes & cucumbers year-round under the Georgia Grown brand.
Pure Flavor®’s family of growers are producing more than ever before fueling the company’s positive momentum in the marketplace. This in turn is setting up opportunities to connect with retail & foodservice partners at the PMA Fresh Summit Trade Show in Orlando, FL October 19-20.
Pure Flavor® will be unveiling a host of new items at PMA Fresh Summit that include:
REDZILLA™ Monster Sized Sweet Red Peppers; The King of Peppers has arrived! Rich, sweet, stuffed or sliced. This larger than life pepper is versatile and ready to be your meal time hero.
Stingrays Hot Peppers; Spicy and ready to sting! Spicy and ready to sting, these multi-colored hot peppers are the secret ingredient to give a little heat to your next authentic creation.
Mini Munchies 4x4 Tomato Snack Packs; Our Mini Munchies Snack Sized Veggies aim to promote a healthy, active lifestyle to both children and their parents alike. The perfect healthy snack combination makes it easy for a grab and go snack! Exclusively on display at Booth 707 at PMA Fresh Summit, be on the lookout for the new 4x4 Tomato Snack Packs, a burst of sweet flavor in every bite!
SNACKERZ One Bite Nano Cucumbers; “Uh Oh, we shrunk the cukes!” We tried smaller but the technology would not allow it! Snackerz are here! Hydrate by the handful with the snack that will change recess & break time forever! Fresh, crunchy and full of healthy goodness!
SNACKERZ One Bite Nano Tomatoes; “Uh Oh, we shrunk the tomatoes!” We tried smaller but the technology would not allow it! Snackerz are here! Sweet treats by the handful with the snack that will change recess & break time forever! Nano sized, fresh, and full of healthy goodness!
Juno On The Vine; Vine Fresh Sweetness in Every Bite!” Nurtured on the vine and hand-picked at peak flavor, the new Juno on the Vine Sweet Red Grape Tomatoes are the perfect selection for a tomato connoisseur.
Azuca On The Vine; “Sweet Red Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine”. A premium tomato for the discerning tomato aficionado.
“By having a variety of fresh vegetable options from our family of growers, we remove the seasonality and provide a consistent, flavorful product 12 months a year. With new options and our Georgia facility getting ready for its first crop, we have a very exciting year ahead of us”, said Moracci.
“Our brand strategy is to always go beyond the package; when it comes to bringing new products to market, we want to ensure that our customers have all the information they need to make the right purchasing decision”, said Chris Veillon, Chief Marketing Officer. Pure Flavor® develops in-depth product descriptions, multi-product recipes, performs nutritional testing, and develops an extensive variety of promotional content to support all of its products. With a new website (pure-flavor.com) that was launched in July, Pure Flavor® employs a variety of digital strategies to connect with consumer in geo-specific regions throughout North America.
To learn more about Pure Flavor®, visit Booth 707 at PMA Fresh Summit in Orlando, FL October 19-20 or visit Pure-Flavor.com/PMA2018.
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About Pure Flavor® -
Pure Flavor® is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers who share a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. Our passion for sustainable greenhouse growing, strong support for our retail & foodservice customers, and focus on engaging consumers is built on a foundation drawn from generations of growing expertise
2018 Food Tank Summit (New York City): Focusing On Food Loss and Food Waste
Wed, October 3, 2018, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
$249 TICKETS
The New York City 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit
Food Tank, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York University, Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, ReFED, and The Rockefeller Foundation are excited to announce the second annual NYC Food Tank Summit.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
***EARLY BIRD SALE!!! Only $249! Only 50 Tickets Left at this Price***
***Hurry, this Summit will sell out!***
This exciting event will feature more than 30 different speakers from the food and agriculture field.
Last year in New York we had Tom Colicchio, Sam Kass, Kimbal Musk, Ruth Reichl and dozens of others and the event sold out quickly with a waiting list of 1,400. An additional 90,000 watched via livestream. Don't miss this chance to book your spot!
2018 speakers include (one announced every weekday starting July 23th):
Marion Nestle, best-selling author and professor emeritus at New York University; Dan Barber, is a best-selling author, chef, and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barnes, along with Row 7 Seed; Dickie Brennan, Owner and Managing Partner of Dickie Brennan & Company; Celebrity Chef Tim Ma, Kyirisan; Caity Moseman Wadler, Executive Director Heritage Radio Network; Julia Moskin, New York Times; and Brad Nelson, Vice President, Marriott International.
As one of the fastest-growing nonprofit organizations in food and agriculture, Food Tank started these Summits four years ago, all in collaboration with major universities and non-profits and bringing together more than 400 speakers for discussions moderated by journalists from outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Vice, Vox, NPR, BuzzFeed, and Bloomberg.
Breakfast, coffee/tea, snacks, and lunch included (vegetarian, vegan, and gluten conscious options).
For sponsorship opportunities, email bernard@foodtank.com. To volunteer, please send your resume and availability on October 2nd and 3rd to vanesa@foodtank.com with the subject line "Volunteering at the New York Summit."
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DATE AND TIME
Wed, October 3, 2018
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATION
Tishman Auditorium
Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square S
New York, NY
REFUND POLICY
No Refunds
ORGANIZER FOOD TANK
Organizer of 2018 Food Tank Summit (New York City): Focusing on Food Loss and Food Waste
Food Tank is a non-profit organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. We spotlight environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways of alleviating hunger, obesity, and poverty and create networks of people, organizations, and content to push for food system change.
The Transforming Power of Vertical Farming
The Transforming Power of Vertical Farming
by Association for Vertical Farming e.V.
Fri, September 7, 2018, 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM HKT
Event Information & Tickets
We will connect with producers and consumers throughout the exhibition and clearly show the potential of Vertical Farming to others in the food production business, logistics, and technology.
During this event, we will define and identify how politics, industry cooperation, technology, science, society, and finance can contribute to the future development of Vertical Farming.
Here is what you should expect as an attendee of the Summit:
Connect with players in the Asia region (Japan, China SEA)
Innovative ideas and solutions
Build a roadmap for VF/PF development of the next 5 years
Understand trends of the fresh produce market for VF
VF/PF visit tour to Japan and Taiwan
This summit will ask how each of the stakeholders can and need to contribute to the advancement of VF/PF.
Find the missing links with us and build a roadmap to overcome them!
Active participation: You will be actively engaged as a full participant throughout the entire event. Unlike typical events where most attendees are passive listeners, your active participation actually matters.
Join one of the 8 topic groups: All invitees to the Summit are like-minded individuals with similar goals, who believe that dynamic innovation is the key to generating jobs, income, and economic development sustainably around the world.
You will select a design thinking session (interactive workshop, 3.5 hours) to be conducted after the keynote presentations in the afternoon. You can join a topic group that will enable you to work on your roadmap for the entire workshop.
Develop a 5-year ROADMAP for the implementation of Vertical Farming/Plant Factories. Analyze the current situation, define the necessary steps, and find creative solutions to overcome the hurdles for a broad implementation of VF/PF.
Core Themes covered by the Design-Thinking topic groups:
Industry; Technology; Science; Education; Investment & Finance; Smart Food Future Cities; Policies & Legislation.
ORGANIZER ASSOCIATION FOR VERTICAL FARMING E.V.
Organizer of The Transforming Power of Vertical Farming
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- Organizer Twitter Profile AVerticalFarm
The Association for Vertical Farming is an internationally active nonprofit organization of individuals, companies, research institutions and universities focusing on advancing Vertical Farming technologies, designs, and businesses. The AVF sees its mission in fostering the sustainable growth and development of the Vertical Farming industry through policy advocacy, education, and standardization.
AVF leads a movement that shapes a new industry and advocates for more sustainable food production systems.
Keynote Speaker Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and a Member of its Committee on Global Thought, which she chaired till 2015. She is a student of cities, immigration, and states in the world economy, with inequality, gendering, and digitization, three key variables running through her work. Born in the Netherlands, she grew up in Argentina and Italy, studied in France, was raised in five languages, and began her professional life in the United States. She is the author of eight books and the editor or co-editor of three books.
Together, her authored books are translated in over twenty languages. She has received many awards and honors, among them multiple doctor honoris causa, the 2013 Principe de Asturias Prize in the Social Sciences, election to the Royal Academy of the Sciences of the Netherlands, and made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French government.
Company: Columbia University, United States of America
Website: www.saskiasassen.com
http://cgt.columbia.edu
Keynote Speaker Robert Chen
Robert Chen
Bob is the Founder of AEssense and also serves as Chairman, President andChief Executive Officer. AEssense is a global agriculture technology company established to solve three 21st century issues: the need for high agriculture yields for a growing population, food safety, and conservation of resources. To achieve these goals, the Company developed the AEtriumplatform, a family of precision automated indoor aeroponic plant growth systems which dramatically increase both the productivity and the sustainability of commercial cultivation.
Prior to AEssense, Bob had a long history of building successful businesses in Silicon Valley. He was the Co-founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of RAE Systems a global developer and manufacturer of rapidly deployable, multi-sensor chemical and radiation detection monitors and networks which was acquired by Honeywell in 2013. Before that, he was the Founder, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of AOT Corp., a manufacturer of computer-aided test systems which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1991.
Bob’s industry experience also includes various engineering and management positions at General Motors, General Electric, Tektronix, Fairchild Semiconductor and Hewlett-Packard Company. Bob has a BSEE from National Taiwan Cheng-Kung University, a MSEE from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Advanced Engineer Degree from Syracuse University. Bob also graduated from OPM Class 18 of the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
Bob enjoys mentoring young professionals, photography, and traveling. He recently published a book called “From Shanghai to Silicon Valley: How to Start a High-Tech Company from Scratch” to inspire and guide aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Just Announced: Food Tank Summits Coming to NYC and San Diego
I’m thrilled to announce two more Food Tank Summits in 2018 — New York City and San Diego.
The Food Tank Summit series has convened more than 375 speakers in front of nearly 5,000 in-person attendees and more than 400,000 live stream viewers worldwide.
The speakers at some of our past Summits have included Tom Colicchio, Sam Kass, Dan Barber, Kimbal Musk, Ruth Reichl, Tom Vilsack, John Boyd, Jr., Kathleen Merrigan, José Andrés, David MacLennan, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mike Conaway, Rick Bayless, Ben Burkett, Michel Nischan, Raj Patel, Saru Jayaraman, Karen Washington, and many, many more.
These conversations held in partnership with major universities across the country are moderated by some of the top food journalists worldwide including The New York Times, the Washington Post, Politico, Vice, BuzzFeed, Fast Company, Bloomberg, and dozens more. Every event sells out quickly!
As part of our announcement we offering a very limited number (only 100 tickets for each Summit) of EARLY BIRD tickets at half price for only $199. All tickets include breakfast, coffee/tea, snacks, lunch, and networking opportunities.
Here are more details:
On October 3, Food Tank returns to New York City for our second annual Summit in partnership with New York University, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Hunter College, and ReFED and with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and Fink Family Foundation. This event will gather dozens of expert speakers and panelists who represent farmers, policymakers, businesses, chefs, nonprofit groups, and many others to highlight ways to end food waste at all stages of the food system. Please CLICK HERE to get your tickets today – this much-anticipated event will sell out quickly. A list of incredible some speakers will be released soon!
On November 14, Food Tank will be in San Diego for the inaugural Growing the Food Movement Food Tank Summit. Held in partnership with the Berry Good Foundation and in collaboration with the University of California – San Diego, this Summit will gather food and agriculture experts in interactive panels, fireside chats, and farmer spotlights.
Please CLICK HERE to get your tickets now; space is limited, and this event will sell out quickly! A list of incredible some speakers will be released soon!
Hurry! All our Summits sell out: will you be there to see our next all-star lineup of speakers?
Curious about what you’ll find at our upcoming events? Check out clips from last year’s highly successful New York City Summit by CLICKING HERE.
See you this Fall!
Danielle