Riggio Distribution Co., a cornerstone tenant of the Detroit Produce Terminal, is one of the Midwest’s largest produce wholesalers. The company serves a wide customer base — including independent and chain retailers, wholesale foodservice providers, broadline distributors and food manufacturers — throughout the greater Midwest, southern Ontario and select regions of the South and East Coast. Offering a comprehensive range of fresh fruits and vegetables, Riggio ships to retail and foodservice clients seven days a week. Its supply network spans the globe, with products arriving by air, sea, rail

As a family business, now in its fifth generation, sweet potato grower-shipper Matthews Ridgeview Farms values being able to meet current and potential customers to touch base and spread the word about what it can deliver. Building and maintaining strong customer relationships is at the heart of what the Wynne, AR-based Matthews Ridgeview Farms does, said Jaylie Lourens, who works in sales and marketing. Her parents, Terris and Kim Matthews, own the farming company. The International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce & Floral Show gives Matthews Ridgeview Farms the ability to tell its

Manfredi Cold Storage is a family-owned-and-operated third-party logistics provider specializing in temperature-controlled storage, repacking, refrigerated freight and additional services for the produce industry.

This October, Wyevale officially unveiled its 95th anniversary logo, marking nearly a century of horticultural innovation and celebrating the company’s deep-rooted heritage. Founded in 1930 by Harry Williamson, an innovative grower who began the business cultivating roses and selling them by mail order, Wyevale has grown into one of the United Kingdom’s leading and most respected commercial growers. “It’s such an honor to have been part of the fabric of British horticulture for 95 years. As one of the United Kingdom’s largest and most established growers of plants for garden centers and the

Fresh From Florida is a marketing and outreach program run by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to promote Florida-grown agricultural products. Its goal has always been to help consumers identify and purchase fresh, seasonally and locally grown produce encouraging the use of the Fresh From Florida label, which supports local farmers and businesses. This year, Fresh From Florida will return to the IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show to showcase the Sunshine State’s wide selection of fruits and vegetables. “We want to connect retailers with our growers and highlight the

La Bonanza Avocados is looking to gain more visibility in the highly competitive avocado category, and at this year’s IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Anaheim, CA, the company is looking to make its presence known by adding some interactive excitement to its booth. Valeria Villaseñor, vice president of La Bonanza, which is headquartered in Mexico and has a U.S. office in Mission, TX, said it becomes harder each year to stand out at the convention because every booth has a wow factor as companies compete for the attention of buyers. Part of La Bonanza’s wow factor this year will be samples