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Steve Kenfield

Steve KenfieldVice President
HMC Farms

Steve Kenfield has spent his career on the front end of trends that have evolved into core aspects of the produce industry.

In the late 70’s, working for Red Coach Foods, a division of Bruce Church, Inc., that later became Fresh Express, he was at the ground floor of the fresh cut lettuce business, before fresh cut salads went to retail.

Joseph H. Loiacano

Joseph H. LoiacanoSr. Manager Fresh Produce and Frozen
Wendy’s Quality Supply Chain Co-op

Joe is the third generation in his family to work in the fresh produce industry. His Grandfather Vito owned a horse and wagon and was a produce peddler by trade, in Saginaw, Michigan. His father Philip, a WWII Veteran used his GI Bill to get a loan to start the Saginaw Fruit Company in 1946 (Michigan) with his brothers Leo and Sam.

Peggy McCormick

Peggy McCormick President and Owner, MMM Marketing

Peggy McCormick is the President and Owner of MMM Marketing, a full-service marketing agency specializing in the foodservice and food ingredient industries.

Megan McKenna

Megan McKennaDirector of Foodservice & Marketing, National Watermelon Promotion Board

Megan McKenna is the Director of Foodservice & Marketing for the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Megan has been with the Watermelon Board since December 2014, when the watermelon industry added a primary focus of increasing demand  in foodservice.

Darryl Mickler

Darryl MicklerSenior Director of Research and Development, Hard Rock International

As Senior Director of Research and Development for Hard Rock International, Darryl Mickler oversees new menu development and provides strategic culinary direction for all corporate and franchise cafe locations around the world. This includes managing the brand’s limited-time offerings, creating new food platforms and keeping Hard Rock Cafe on the forefront of culinary trends.

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