LENEXA, Kan. — The Packer announced plans for the world’s premier organic produce event.
The debut of the Global Organic Produce Exposition & Conference is scheduled for Hollywood, Fla., Jan. 25-27, 2018, providing a forum for the rapidly increasing needs of those who grow, distribute, package and market organic produce.
“The Packer is the go-to thought-leader in the produce industry,” said Jeff Pence, Farm Journal Media division president.
“So it’s only natural that The Packer should take the lead in a large-scale event focused on this highly important and growing segment of the market.”
The 2018 Global Organic Produce Expo will be at The Diplomat Beach Resort. The Miami area was selected for its natural position as the international gateway connecting North and South America.
As a full-scale international trade show, the event also will provide a range of valuable networking opportunities; the most up-to-date category research, such as Fresh Trends; business and marketing education; and an exhibit floor with scalable opportunities to exhibit to the organic segment.
“There’s an insatiable appetite for timely high-quality research, content and data in this still emerging organic category,” said Shannon Shuman, The Packer’s publisher and Farm Journal Media vice president of produce.
“Leveraging the data-centric and multi-media strengths of Farm Journal, we will introduce several new initiatives to meet the information needs in this market — and to augment the content value of this new international event.”