Orlando, Fla. – The National Mango Board (NMB) will host their annual Mango Industry Reception at PMA's Fresh Summit on Saturday, October 19, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a strong focus on food safety for the mango industry. This outreach event brings members of all levels of the mango supply chain from across the world to connect and network. The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) is also a proud host of the event.
Reception attendees will learn about the areas of opportunity for the mango industry. Food safety expert, Dr. Sergio Nieto-Montenegro of Food Safety Consulting & Training Solutions, LLC, will give an update on his findings from his industry-wide assessment as well as his recommendations for mango growing farms and packinghouses in the top 6 importing countries, and mango warehouses and distribution centers in the U.S. The goal of the assessment is to recognize and engage industry members to build upon existing food safety efforts and improve best practices. A question and answer session will follow.
The event will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, LA. If your company is interested sponsoring the event, sponsorship opportunities are available and will provide a platform to showcase companies to a highly targeted audience of approximately 150 producers, handlers, suppliers, distributers, importers, marketers and researchers that provide fresh mangos to the U.S. marketplace. Current sponsors of the Mango Industry Reception include Platinum Sponsor, ABL srl and Silver Sponsors, Vision Produce Company and Vision Import Group LLC. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Melanie Teel at mteel@mango.org /407-629-7318 x. 103.
The NMB will also announce the Mango Retailer of the Year, which is a retail program in its second year that honors retailers who are strong, supportive partners to the NMB, and deliver outstanding mango promotion results. The NMB selected one retailer in each region as finalists and will announce the winner during the reception. The following are the finalists for the 2013 Mango Retailer of the Year:
· Keith Durham, Brookshire’s
· Tom Eynon, Giant Eagle
· Dick McKellogg, Lowes Foods
· Michael Schutt, Raley’s
The Mango Industry Reception is a free event and open to all mango industry members. No RSVP is required. For more information, please contact NMB Director of Industry Relations Marilda Peele at mpeele@mango.org or by phone at 407-629-7318 x. 106.
About National Mango Board
The National Mango Board is a national promotion and research organization, 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. One cup of mango is only 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 32 percent since 2005 to an estimated 2.47 pounds per year in 2012. Mango import volume for 2012 was 804 million pounds. Learn more at www.mango.org.
Source: The National Mango Board
