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Fresh Digest Tim Linden Editor Emma McBride-Taylor Heather Gray Advertising Design/Layout FRESH PRODUCE & FLORAL COUNCIL 2024 Board of Directors OFFICERS Kristen Reid MIXTEC Group Chair Bryan Presley Albertsons Chair-Elect Veronica Rodarte Progressive Produce Treasurer Paige Venable Vallarta Supermarket Secretary Michael Schutt Bay Area Herbs & Specialties Immediate Past Chair Kori Martin Oppy Past Chair Representative HONORARY ADVISORS Marvin Quebec Quebec Distributing Co. Roger Schroeder DIRECTORS Daniel Bell Grocery Outlet Andrew Bivens Westlake Produce Co. Jacob Cadwallader Stater Bros. Markets Baltazar Garcia Local Bounti Alex Jackson Frieda’s Natalie J. Machado FreshSource Brad Martin Perimeter Sales & Merchandising Myisha Nathaniel Raley’s Lynnie Nojadera Debi Orrin Edge Sales + Retail Services Ryan Sanchez Albertsons Rachelle Schulken Calavo Caitlin Tierney 99 Cents Only Michelle Allen-Ziegler Pactiv Evergreen A Publication of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council Features CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS TO PEAK IN MAY/JUNE MEET THE 2024 FPFC APPRENTICES In Every Issue Editor’s View BY TIM LINDEN Council News FPFC HIGHLIGHTS FPFC Calendar 2024 EVENTS 6 8 18 26 FPFC DINNER DANCE PHOTOS & THANK YOUS 4 5 25 FPFC MARCH LUNCHEON PHOTOS & THANK YOUS Volume 52, Number 1 Spring 2024 Fresh Digest (ISSN-1522-0982) is published quarterly for $15 of FPFC membership dues; $25forannualsubscriptionfornon-membersbyFreshProduce&FloralCouncil; POST- MASTER: Fresh Produce & Floral Council, PO Box 41082, Long Beach, CA, 90853 3