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Connecting fresh produce buyers and suppliers

Hosted by:

The Packer
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Welcome to BizMatch Plus

BizMatch Plus is a fresh approach to connecting produce buyers and suppliers.

A natural extension of the in-person BizMatch meetings hosted at The Packer and PMG’s West Coast Produce Expo and Global Organic Produce Expo, BizMatch Plus is a series of convenient and confidential virtual sessions that foster year-round information sharing and business-building.

Recognizing that time is a precious commodity, BizMatch Plus aligns session subjects with category buying seasons, and personally pairs fresh produce suppliers with the right retail and foodservice buyers. Also, each session is capped at five suppliers to ensure efficiency and quality connections.

Save the date

Date

Commodity/Topic

November 6, 2025

Tomatoes

December 11, 2025

Avocados

February 2026

Dragon Fruit

March 2026

Stone Fruit

April 2026

Grapes

June 2026

Berries

August 2026

Potatoes/Sweet Potatoes

September 2026

Citrus

October 2026

Onions

November 2026

Tomatoes

December 2026

Avocados

I’m a Supplier

Showcase your products and services while cultivating relationships.

REGISTER NOW

I’m a Buyer

Gain a deeper understanding of fresh produce procurement while gathering market insights to boost business.

REGISTER NOW

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As a Supplier:

How it works:

  • BizMatch Plus has a dedicated, secure platform to ensure confidentiality during your meetings.
  • The BizMatch Plus team will organize confidential meetings with three buyers. Each meeting will last ten minutes.
  • Prior to your scheduled meetings, the buyers are invited to an introduction session that includes a video stream from the suppliers. As a supplier, you can submit a video that will be integrated with the other suppliers. Your supplied video must be no longer than 5 minutes. If it is longer than 5 minutes, the BizMatch Plus team will edit to fit into the appropriate time slot.
  • As a supplier, your company will have a supplier profile located on the platform for the buyers to access. The profile will include the video you provided and a list of your team members taking part in the program.
  • The platform will easily guide you to your next meeting through your customized calendar.
  • To ensure efficiency and quality, you can provide a targeted list of buyers to participate in a meeting and the BizMatch Plus team will make all efforts to secure their participation.

For more information
please contact Lance A. Burditt 

lburditt@farmjournal.com or
(314) 459-4586

For more information
please contact Lance A. Burditt lburditt@farmjournal.com or
(913) 438-0746

Meet with buyers by registering as a supplier

BizMatch Plus is an opportunity to showcase products and availability while cultivating relationships with national buyers.

Supplier registration

As a Buyer:

Benefits

  • BizMatch Plus has a dedicated, secure platform to ensure confidentiality during your meetings.
  • The BizMatch Plus team will organize confidential meetings with three buyers. Each meeting will last ten minutes.

Requirements

  • Must be responsible for the procurement of fresh produce on behalf of your company
  • Buyers participate in three 10-minute virtual meetings per BizMatch Plus session
  • Provide information, interests and preferences to help arrange mutually beneficial meetings
  • Actively work with and respond to The Packer team and its representative to pre-schedule meetings prior to your session
Lauren Haines

For more information
please contact Lauren Haines lhaines@thepacker.com or
(913) 713-9347

For more information please contact Lauren Haines lhaines@thepacker.com or (913) 713-9347

Looking to procure fresh produce?

BizMatch meeting scheduler brings together retail and wholesale buyers with suppliers – accessible virtually from anywhere.

Buyer registration

BizMatch Plus sessions have featured 50+ individual buyers representing more than 25 retail and foodservice companies with new sales closed during each session!

Contact Us

Suppliers

Lance A. Burditt
lburditt@farmjournal.com
314-459-4586

Buyers

Lauren Haines
lhaines@thepacker.com
913-713-9347

What people say

 “The Packer has developed a very interesting concept that will provide retail buyers with seasonally relevant, concise information sessions that will aid them in getting a seasonal category plan off to a good start. Knowing that time is one commodity that Mother Nature doesn’t impact too significantly, spending a few minutes with a few vendors versus sporadic phone calls and emails throughout the season will be time well spent.”
— Jeff Cady, TOPS Markets

“I think The Packer and PMG are onto something here. What a great way to prospect potential new customers on a fraction of the budget. It’s like speed dating for customers!”
— Jared Murray, SGS Produce