NMB to host domestic industry outreach meeting in South Florida

The National Mango Board (NMB) travels throughout the year to the top mango importing port cities in the United States. The NMB will meet face-to-face with importers, wholesalers, and others who handle mangos in the U.S to share details about mango programs updates and results. The next industry outreach meetings will take place July 15, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, FL and July 16, 2014 in Miami, FL.

The NMB meetings are tailored to the needs and interest of industry members in order to improve mango quality and superiority in the U.S. marketplace to help increase consumption. During these meetings, the NMB will also discuss the Ripe and Ready to Eat Mango Initiative with ripening expert Dennis Kihlstadius from Produce Technical Services. Kihlstadius will share his findings and recommendations for stores and distribution centres from extensive testing of fruit temperature throughout the distribution system. An open forum for questions and answers will be provided.

This meeting is open to the public and lunch will be provided. Please contact Kristine Concepción, Director of Industry Relations at the NMB, by calling 877/MANGOS1, ext. 111 or via email at kconcepcion@mango.org.

For more information about the National Mango Board, please visit the website at www.mango.org/industry.