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From left, Kristine Lorusso of the Guimarra Cos. moderated a panel about retailer relationships with Dennis Payne of The Fresh Market, Jeff Cady of Northeast Grocery and Daniel Bell of Grocery Outlet at the 2024 Global Organic Produce Expo in late January.

How vendors can foster strong retailer relationships

What makes a good retail partnership? A panel of retailers discussed what they really want — and don't want — from vendors at GOPEX 2024.

Christina Herrick

Mar 13, 2024
Global Organic Produce Expo , Produce Retail , Organics

Alex Kalausich, produce lead for the fresh foods group at Circana, a provider of market research on durable consumer goods, kicked off GOPEX 2024’s opening session with a discussion of produce trends and how the organic produce industry can capitalize on those trends.

Circana lead discusses how to connect with the conscious consumer

Alex Kalausich, produce lead for the fresh foods group at Circana, kicked off this year's Global Organic Produce Expo with a look at fresh produce trends and how those trends apply specifically to the organic market.

Christina Herrick

Mar 13, 2024
Global Organic Produce Expo , Produce Retail , Organics

Matt Dillon (from left), co-CEO of the Organic Trade Association, led a GOPEX 2024 panel on the USDA's Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule with Sara Neagu-Reed, director of production and environmental policy for the International Fresh Produce Association; Daniel Montes, program coordinator with Control Union; and Joe Merenda, president and co-CEO of Misionero.

GOPEX panel breaks down the Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule

With the USDA's Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule going into effect March 19, Organic Trade Association co-CEO Matt Dillon led a panel discussion to help attendees understand actionable items ahead of enforcement.

Christina Herrick