The upcoming United Fresh 2017 conference and expo June 13-15 at McCormick Place in Chicago provides not only a great venue for exhibitors but also fantastic learning/networking opportunities for attendees.
Onion are well represented on the trade show floor, and among the onion or affiliated folks set up with booths are Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc., booth 4038; Braga Fresh Family Farms, booth 3053; CMI Equipment & Engineering, booth 4427; FreshSurety Corporation FTZ34; Giro Pack, Inc., booth 3933; Peri & Sons Farms, booth 2350; Potandon Produce L.L.C., booth 2647; Progressive Produce Corp., booth 2730; Utah Onions Inc., booth 3932; and Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc., booth 3850.
Highlights of the conference schedule include the address on Wednesday, June 14, during the Opening General Session from 8:30-9:45 a.m. by Doug Rauch, Co-CEO of Conscious Capitalism, an organization “which looks at how four specific tenets—higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, and conscious culture—can simultaneously build stronger businesses and improve society as a whole.”
Doug spent 31 years with Trader Joe’s Co., the last 14 as a president within the company. He is also the founder/president of Daily Table, a non-profit retail concept designed to bring affordable nutrition to the underserved in our cities.
According to the United website, “Rauch will share lessons learned and perspectives from his 31 years at Trader Joe’s, as the company grew from a small, nine-store chain in Southern California to a nationally acclaimed retail success with more than 340 stores in 30 states. Rauch points to the team’s commitment to innovation and its customer experience orientation as keys to success. Rauch retired from Trader Joe’s in 2008, and he will also share his views on his work since with enterprises helping develop self-sustaining cultures of innovation, building a brand in a competitive marketplace, and leading companies to focus on their deeper purpose.”
Other high-profile speakers scheduled during the conference are Bruce Taylor, CEO of Taylor Farms, at the FreshTEC Conference and Tony Sarsam of Ready Pac. For a full schedule of speakers and sessions, go to the United website, http://www.unitedfreshshow.org/welcome.
