National Mango Board To Host Domestic Industry Outreach Meeting In Nogales, AZ

Orlando, Fla  – The National Mango Board (NMB) travels throughout the year to the top mango importing port cities in the United States. The NMB will meet face-to-face with importers, wholesalers, and others who handle mangos in the U.S to share details about mango programs updates and results. The next industry outreach meetings will take place October 29, 2014 in Nogales, AZ.

The NMB meetings are tailored to the needs and interest of industry members in order to improve mango quality and superiority in the U.S. marketplace to help increase consumption. During this meeting, the NMB will also discuss the Ripe and Ready to Eat Mango Initiative with ripening expert Dennis Kihlstadius from Produce Technical Services. Kihlstadius will share his findings and recommendations for stores and distribution centers from extensive testing of fruit temperature throughout the distribution system. An open forum for questions and answers will be provided.

This meeting is open to the public and lunch will be provided. Please contact Kristine Concepción, Director of Industry Relations at the NMB, by calling 407-629-7318, ext. 111 or via email at kconcepcion@mango.org.

Nogales Industry Outreach Meeting:

                WHO:                     The National Mango Board

                WHAT:                   Domestic Industry Outreach Meeting

                WHEN:                  October 29, 2014 at noon

                WHERE:                Holiday Inn Express

                                                850 W. Shell Road

                                                Nogales, AZ 85621

For more information about the National Mango Board, please visit the website at www.mango.org/industry.

About National Mango Board

The National Mango Board is an agriculture promotion group, which is supported by assessments from both domestic and imported mangos. The board was designed to drive awareness and consumption of fresh mangos in the U.S. The superfruit mango contains 100 calories, an excellent source of vitamins A and C, a good source of fiber and an amazing source of tropical flavor.

Mango availability per capita has increased 53 percent since 2005 to an estimated 2.87 pounds per year in 2013. Mango import volume for 2013 was 935 million pounds. Learn more at www.mango.org.

Source: National Mango Board