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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH UNITED FRESH Kimberly Oser Publisher Jules Denton-Card Senior Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director JoEllen Lowry • Jeanie Catron • Karrie Welborn Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Art Director Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designer Caitlyn McGrath • Susan Stein Customer Service Managers Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Show Logistics & Distribution Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Adrian Chacon • Andy Hartnett Account Managers Tara Neal Director of Operations Enrico Cecchi European Sales Produce Show Daily is published by Oser Communications Group ©2018 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy www.osercommunicationsgroup.com Lee M. Oser Founder Produce Show Daily Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4 Who is DelFrescoPure? DelFrescoPure ® is an innovator and leader in the premium greenhouse pro- duce industry that grows and markets greenhouse tomatoes, peppers, cucum- bers, beans, eggplant and strawberries. It is family owned and has been operating for over 60 years in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. The company prides itself on the quality of its produce, unsurpassed flavor and personalized customer service. President and Chief Executive Officer, Carl Mastronardi, has been growing hydroponically for over 35 years. Growing in a greenhouse is very different from conventional farming. The company is still farmers but much like the rest of the world today, it uses advanced technology to improve its tech- niques. DelFrescoPure's Specialty: Hydroponic Farming Hydroponic farming is an innovative form of agriculture that involves using a soilless medium to produce its crops. DelFrescoPure uses rock wool, which is the most widely used medium in hydro- ponic farming. Rock wool is an inert stone wool substance that is free from diseases or any other harmful contami- nants. Growing hydroponically within a greenhouse means more control over crops. Growing indoors allows DelFrescoPure to grow for a much longer period of time and also allows the com- pany to produce higher yields compared to traditional farming methods. Outdoor farming uses more water, fertilizers, pes- ticides, herbicides and fungicides. Hydroponic growing means DelFrescoPure has a stronger, more con- trolled environment. It can regulate the temperature, humidity and much more in its greenhouses to optimize its crops' ability to grow. It is able to mimic essen- tials used outdoors within its greenhous- es. For example, DelFrescoPure uses bumblebees in its greenhouses to polli- nate the plants. With greenhouses, it is able to grow produce at e x p o n e n t i a l yields com- pared to traditional farming. This method of growing allows DelFrescoPure to grow in safe and economic conditions in order to supply quality produce to a large population. DelFrescoPure is a true believer that you must truly love what you do in order to succeed in any environment. For Carl, growing has always been his passion. Being pioneers of the greenhouse industry, Carl and his family's commitment to fresh- ness, taste and quality keeps DelFrescoPure invested in the latest and most innovative technology in the industry. DelFrescoPure brands include YES!Berries Your Everyday Snack!™, Sweetreats ® , Mini Crunchers Cucumbers ® , Euro Bean The Gourmet Slicing Bean ® , Mini Mixers ® , Delights™ and Romatalia ® . Its partners include local and national retailers. To learn more, visit www.delfresco pure.com or stop by booth #1244. Run Multiple Bag Styles Quickly and Easily with Triangle's Model XYRJ VFFS Bagging Machine For produce packagers looking to improve production and switch package styles in just minutes, Triangle's Model XYRJ vertical form fill seal (vffs) bagger offers an easily rotatable sealing jaw. The innovative bagging machine can run pil- low bags, gusseted bags, three-sided seal bags and stand-up pouches (SUP), all on the same machine. Options include Ultrasonic sealing, as well as a longitudi- nal and/or transverse zipper. Key features and benefits include: easy-to-rotate sealing jaw requires no heavy equipment or complicated tools – switch package formats in 15 minutes or less; ability to run supported (laminated) or non-supported film; optional Ultrasonic sealing; bagging speeds up to 120bpm; and optional longitudinal or transverse zipper applicator. Technically advanced and operator friendly, the new bagging machine can run in intermittent or constant motion and offers Triangle service and quality. Thanks to its ability to run a wide variety of package styles, it is ideal for numerous markets, including produce, nuts and snacks, cereal, coffee, confectionery, IQF products, pasta, meat, poultry and seafood. "We're finding that customers really appreciate the peace of mind that comes from investing in a quality packaging solution that they know will be able to run not only the package styles they require today, but the styles they'll require a few years from now," states Paul Muskat, Vice President – Business Development. "For instance, this solution allows them to run pillow bags now, and switch to a stand-up pouch or zippered bag as their business grows and their packaging needs evolve. This vffs machine is production's answer to marketing demands for today and tomorrow." In addition, the bagging machine offers optional Ultrasonic sealing for both cross seal and back seal. Users who add the option of Ultrasonic seal- ing can reap additional bene- fits, such as air- tight package seals, increased product through- put and virtually eliminated leakers and rejects. Ultrasonic welding technology is ideal for leafy pro- duce, cheese, confectionery and other industries that require 100 percent seal integrity for an airtight product. Triangle's X-Series VFFS Baggers not only offer the flexibility to seal bags with heat sealing or Ultrasonic welding, they also feature quick changeover of forming tubes, film rolls and sealing jaws, allowing users to run supported or unsup- ported film and multiple bag sizes and speeds. Standard features on the Triangle X-Series include Rockwell Automation/ Allen Bradley ControlLogix, AB Kinetics Servo Drives and AB PowerFlex AC Drives. For details, visit booth #2435 or online at www.trianglepackage.com. About Triangle Triangle Package Machinery is a U.S. manufacturer of vertical form fill seal (VFFS) bag machines, combination weighers, tray loading/depositing sys- tems and horizontal cartoning/bag-in-box systems. Founded in 1923, Triangle is proud to be celebrating its 95th anniver- sary. The company's Chicago, Illinois, headquarters is a 120,000 square foot facility that houses its entire manufactur- ing process from raw material fabrication through complete machine testing and checkout. Triangle also provides superior after sales support, training, documenta- tion and online troubleshooting, as well as spare parts service. For more information on Triangle's equipment and service capabilities, visit online at www.trianglepackage.com, call 800.621.4170 or stop by booth #2435. JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew Launching Wholesale Operations JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew™ is bring- ing its product to the retail marketplace in Southern California (greater Los Angeles area) and Puget Sound (Seattle/Tacoma area) through self-distribution in 2018. "This day is three years in the mak- ing," said Zach Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer. "I'm happy to see our sales and distribution vans finally hit the road." JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew uti- lizes drinkable yogurt to provide probi- otics and protein in conjunction with caf- feine from its cold brew coffee. "The Functional Beverage Category is ripe for growth thanks to consumers' demand for baseline products like coffee or water with added benefits, particularly health benefits," said Miller. "I'm actu- ally most excited that our product is lac- tose free. In a way we've really created the world's first lactose free latte." The company offers JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew in a bottled, ready- to-drink (RTD) format, as well as an over ice version (via one-gallon jug for pour overs or a 2.5 gallon bag-in-box to be uti- lized by a dairy dispenser) and a frozen blended dispensed version. The company's distribution facility in Upland, California opened in January. JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew is also one of the first to market with a High Pressure Processed (HPP) drinkable dairy beverage. High Pressure Processing creates a shelf-life for food and beverage products without relying on chemical preservatives. HPP is common in the juice, dip and salsa industries. Miller came up with the idea for JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew after spending time in the retail coffee/frozen yogurt industries. "One of our customers' favorite concoctions was what we called the 'Yo-gato,' vanilla frozen yogurt with one or two shots of espresso floated on top," said Miller. "As functional bever- ages began to take off as a category I realized I could combine the health benefits of frozen yogurt with espresso and meet this new demand." "It took three years of research and development, branding and for- mulation," said Miller. "But now we've created a JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew that's the same whether a customer buys it pre-bottled, over ice or frozen dispensed." JoeFroyo Functional Cold Brew hopes to service clients in the grocery, convenience store, hospitality, conces- sion and cafeteria industries. For more information, go to www.joe froyo.com, call 480.363.8663 or email sales@joefroyo.com.