Eastern Produce Council

2022 Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class to Attend Cornell University’s Foundational Excellence Program at The New York Produce Show

November 22, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class continues its broad education in the industry at Cornell University’s Foundational Excellence Future-Leaders-In-Produce program during the New York Produce Show on November 29, 2022. This career-building one-day overview provides an immersion into the structure and operations of the produce industry, including topics such as food system economics, product and information flows, consumer and competitive trends and other critical industry issues. …

Eastern Produce Council Leadership Class Tours Hionis Greenhouses

November 17, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class benefited from a festive and informative tour of Hionis Greenhouses in Whitehouse Station, NJ, on November 14. After the tour, participants furthered their leadership education with a seminar from Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education. …

Eastern Produce Council Hosts 47th Annual Golf Outing

June 20, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The Eastern Produce Council hosted its 47th Annual Golf Outing on Tuesday, June 14th, at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, NJ.  It was a beautiful day, shared with industry friends out on the links.  This year, the council went back to hosting the event on a weekday, as opposed to a weekend, and switched to a Lunch and Dinner format, versus Breakfast and Lunch which was well received, based on the strong turnout of players. …

EPC/SCDA 50th Anniversary Meeting

April 28, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The Eastern Produce Council and South Carolina celebrated their 50th Anniversary together at TopGolf in Edison, NJ on Tuesday, April 26th.  This meeting marked the 50th consecutive year SCDA came up to New Jersey to sponsor a meeting for the council.  Marianne Santo, EPC President and Category Manager of Wakefern Food Corp., welcomed the group and thanked the Department for their decades of support. …

2022 EPC Leadership Class Tours Philly Port and Wholesale Market

March 28, 2022 Eastern Produce Council

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class saw first-hand the increasing complexity of the produce logistics and distribution system with a tour of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) and Holt Logistics on March 22, 2022. …