FPFC meets in Southern California

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FPFC meets in Southern California

: by Tim Linden | May 07, 2018

A bi-monthly membership luncheon meeting of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council took place on Wednesday, May 2, at the Sheraton Hotel in Cerritos, CA. A couple of hundred guests were treated to an entertaining keynote presentation by Bill Farmer, who has been the voice actor of the Disney character Goofy for the past 30 years.

Industry veterans shared insight on leadership at a panel presented for FPFC apprentices prior to the luncheon.

Kellee Harris and Randy Giumarra from The Giumarra Cos.

Sean Barganski from Progressive Produce Co. with Blair Butterworth from Grimmway Farms and Gerry Stutz from Pura Vida Farms.

Dennis Krondak from Northgate Gonzalez Markets with Baltazar Garcia from Pete’s Living Greens.

Raul Gallegos of Melissa’s, John Fujii of Gelson’s, Paul Kneeland of Gelson’s and Pat McDowell of Perimeter Sales & Merchandising.

Alex Kim, Hunter Winton, Bob Stone, Greg Welch, Coy Williams and Dan McGrath of Robinson Fresh.

Kyle Hammans of Earthbound Farm with Jeff Kyer of Interlink Marketing Group – A Divisioion of Advantage Fresh, Myisha Nathaniel of Raley’s Supermarkets and Dave Moore of Earthbound Farm.

Vanessa Romero and Jeffrey McLellan of QSI Produce.

Guest speaker and voice actor Bill Farmer shared some samples of his work with attendees.

Master of Ceremonies Scot Olson from Grocery Outlet, guest speaker and voice actor Bill Farmer and FPFC Chair Alfonso Cano of Lucky.