WNC PIES: Produce Import Export Symposium

200 Old Charlotte HWY,Asheville NC 28801

25 August, 2022

Description

The first of an annual symposium focused on building relationships between produce import/export professionals from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Attendees Invited to Present Include: Ross Hobbs, currently managing director of Good Hope Fruit Jacobus Ryk Jordaan - Technical & Quality Manager - Fruit expert / quality and food safety Nicolaas Marthinus Schoeman - General Marketing Manager - Fruit marketing expert Nicolai Lubbe - Major leading fruit producer for exporting Gotz Von Westernhagen - Respected former owner of multiple supermarkets & experienced importer/exporter At Venter, currently managing director of Goede Hoop Citrus and chairperson of the Good Hope Fruit board of directors. With 24 years of experience in the fruit industry and being at the helm of one of the leading service providers to citrus producers in the Western Cape, he has in depth knowledge of the risks and opportunities for South Africa as the second largest citrus exporting country in the world. The speech will be an insight how the VUCA environment is constantly changing the South African fruit industry, focusing on the impact for RSA and USA trading partnerships that has been in existence for more than 20 years.