FPAA sees record attendance at 2026 SWIPE
By
John Groh and Angelo Grant
FPAA sees record attendance at 2026 SWIPE
By
John Groh and Angelo Grant
TUCSON, AZ — The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas saw a record turnout for its 2026 SWIPE, drawing more than 800 attendees to the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort, here. Following a morning full of engaging educational sessions, the doors opened for the trade show, where attendees had the opportunity to peruse the offerings from the 67 exhibitors.
Brock Nemecek and Mary Heslep of Ten Acre Marketing.
Garland Hatfield, Alejandro Madrigal and Freddy Rodriguez of Covilli.
Ramses Padilla and Marco Barreda of Veggies Inc.
Willy Martinez of Frello Fresh.
Tony Muñoz of Pacific Tomato Growers.
Alejandro Rodriguez and Roberto Galvan of MexFresh Produce.
Harris Trock and Kevin Fix of Hapco Farms.
Jorge Ruiz III and Jorge Ruiz of Agri-Packing, Ricardo Roiz of Frank’s Distributing, and Gerardo Gandera, Nicole Alvarez and Francisco Coppel of Ganfer Fresh.
Sylvia Wallace, Joanna Jaramillo, Kristina Federico-Luna and Carolina Crisantes of Wholesum.
Dora Castro, Jonathan Barbarine and Irene Amezaga of Calavo.
Jerry Tabarez and Alfred Nuñez of GreenPoint Distributing.
Aaron McNeese (right) of Sobey’s stopped to visit with Dave Yeager of Plant Grow Harvest.
Sabrina Mendivil of Produce House with the 2026 SWIPE poster she designed. Mendivil is the daughter of FPAA Chair Raquel Espinoza of Produce House.
Making its SWIPE debut was Atardecer Produce, represented by Cecelia Vazquez, Luis Gonzalez, Javier Bours, Claudia Obeso, Jesus Perez and Erik Chau.
At the Delta Fresh booth were Omyth Ornelas, Scott Kosnik and Luis Nuñez.
FPAA officials cut the ribbon to open the 2026 SWIPE, held Jan. 22-24 in Tucson, AZ.
Mary Paz of Robinson Fresh stopped at the iDeal HarBest booth to visit with Manny Fajardo, Dominic Romero and Danny Baltazar.
At the Produce House booth were Luis Valdivia, Camila Mendivil, Emma Hobbs, Raquel Espinoza and Gracie Aguirre.
David Watson, Raul Carbajal and Marcela Campos of Fresh Farms.
Representing Divine Flavor at the 2026 SWIPE were Jesus Murrieta, David Reyes and Elizabeth Smart.
Fernando Figueroa, Daniel Ibarra, Cindy Schwing and Alfredo Algandar of Splendid by Porvenir.
Alfonso Nuno of Rehrig Pacific Co.
Michael Fernandes and Angel Garcia of John Green Logistics.
Javier Badillo, Lori Badillo and Gianna Badillo with Fresh International LLC.
Mikee Suarez and Alek Suarez of Mas Melons and Grapes LLC.
Justin Leis and Aaron Ortiz of YY Fruit.
At the Seeded booth were Luis Vargas, Marcela Sanchez, Omar Sanchez, Omar Losolla, Egla Losolla, Ping Wu, Isaac Losolla and Jose Vasquez.
Malu Crespo and the team at RCF Distributors was in full force at the 2026 SWIPE.
At the IPR Fresh booth were Oscar Rodriguez, Enrique Obregon, Gustavo Elias, Mark Munger, Jose Luis Obregon, Eddie Monge and Alvaro Obregon.
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