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            2009 Fresh Festival on Capitol Hill


Cannon House Office Building, Room 345
Washington, DC 20515
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

This is the produce industry’s time to shine! Join industry colleagues, Members of Congress, congressional staff and USDA and FDA officials for our Fresh Festival on Capitol Hill, also serving as the 2009 WPPC Opening Reception. Sample a delicious array of quality fresh produce while networking on Capitol Hill!  

2009 Exhibitors

American Mushroom Institute (Washington, DC)

C.H. Robinson Worldwide LLC (Eden Prairie, MN)

CA Grown Campaign (Sacramento, CA)

California Strawberry Commission (Watsonville, CA)

Chiquita Brands (Cincinnati, OH)

Crunch Pak (Cashmere, WA)

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. (Coral Gables, FL)

Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Tallahassee, FL)

Grimmway Enterprises (Bakersfield, CA)

Idaho Potato Commission (Eagle, ID)

National Watermelon Association (Plant City, FL)

New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture (Trenton, NJ)

New York Apple Association (Fishers, NY)

North American Blueberry Council (Folsom, CA)

Pear Bureau Northwest (Milwaukie, OR)

Produce for Better Health Foundation (Wilmington, DE)

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. (Irwindale, CA)

Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc. (Pelion, SC)

Produce for the 2009 Fresh Festival on Capitol Hill is distributed by Belair Produce, Inc.

 

  2009 Fresh Festival Honorary Co-Hosts

Senator Tom Harkin Senator Saxby Chambliss
Senator Tom Harkin (IA)
Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Senator Saxby Chambliss (GA)
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Senator Saxby Chambliss Senator Tom Harkin
Representative Collin Peterson (MN-7)
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture
Representative Frank Lucas (OK-3)
Ranking Member, House Committee on Agriculture
Senator Debbie A. Stabenow Senator Lindsey Graham
Senator Debbie A. Stabenow (MI) Senator Lindsey Graham (SC)
Representative Dennis Cardoza Representative Adam Putnam
Representative Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Representative Adam Putnam (FL-12)

 

Check out highlights from Fresh Festival 2008

National Watermelon Association
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) meets with representatives of the watermelon industry.
Nature Seal
Exhibitor, Karen Murphy of NatureSeal shows off fun and innovative kid-friendly products.

For more information about Fresh Festival on Capitol Hill, please contact Andrew Marshall at 202-303-3407 or amarshall@unitedfresh.org


Washington Public Policy Conference, September 9-11, 2009



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Fax: 202 303 3433
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