This week on Fresh From the Field Fridays on The Produce Industry Network, your favorite host Dan “The Produce Man” Avakian is joined by special co-host Patrick Kelly, giving Ross the week off!

The duo hits the streets of Tucson to explore local grocery stores, dive into the fresh fruits and vegetables on display, and talk about what’s in the fields and what’s on the horizon for your produce aisle.

From in-store freshness to field-side updates, get the inside scoop on what’s ripe, what’s hot, and what’s headed your way!

Let’s face it—our industry keeps evolving, and so do we. That’s why we’re launching “The Raw Pour” with Carmell Clark (Fortune 500 executive coach) and “Café Virtual” with Jen Monterroso 🌎☕️

These bi-weekly conversations are more than just coffee chats—they’re unfiltered, real, and designed to inspire. You’ll walk away with fresh perspectives and practical tools to grow your career and your network.

And what better platform to host these bold conversations than The Produce Industry Network? 🌏🎯

We invite you to pull up a (virtual) chair and join us on April 16th to our first chat of 2025.

Get ready to dive into the world of grapes! In this juicy episode, we chat with Ignacio Caballero about “Have a Grape Day,” the bold new consumer campaign from the Global Grape Group — a united front of grape growers from Chile, Peru, and Mexico. Ignacio shares his passion for this powerhouse fruit and how global collaboration is set to supercharge grape consumption across the U.S. From marketing strategies to flavor innovation, we’re talking all things grapes. You won’t want to miss this fresh take on how a simple fruit is making a worldwide splash!

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