Attendee Registration
REGISTER TO ATTEND
TIPA Member
$795/person
- Grower/Shipper companies
- Produce Broker-Buyers
- Commodity Boards
- Allied Industry Members
- Y-TIPA Reception (ages 35 & Under)
- Welcome Reception + $105 per ticket
- Keynote Luncheon + $75 per ticket
- Meet & Greet Breakfast + $60 per ticket
- In Bloom Reception + $100 per ticket
- Let’s Brew Tour + $200 per ticket
- Astros Reception + $200 per ticket
Non-Member
$1,295/person
- Grower/Shipper companies
- Produce Broker-Buyers
- Commodity Boards
- Allied Industry Members
- Y-TIPA Reception (ages 35 & Under)
- Welcome Reception + $200 per ticket
- Keynote Luncheon + $150 per ticket
- Meet & Greet Breakfast + $135 per ticket
- In Bloom Reception + $175 per ticket
- Let’s Brew Tour + $275 per ticket
- Astros Reception + $275 per ticket
RETAIL AND FOODSERVICE COMPANIES ATTEND FOR FREE
Retailer & Foodservice Registration
$FREE
- Retail and Foodservice companies are invited to attend for free and the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) will fund the cost for travel expenses. This includes a free pass into all the receptions and events. TIPA reserves the right to set a limit to funding the travel for retail/foodservice attendees if the number of attendees exceeds three individuals per company (depending on the budget).
- Supermarket Retailer or C-Store Operators: A full-service retail chain that sells food to consumers. Must have at least 3 stores or more. Buyers with single locations are open to inclusion at the discretion of the committee.
- Foodservice Distributor: A company that provides food and non-food products to restaurants, cafeterias, industrial caterers and hotels via multiple physical locations which receive the product and then distributes direct to the aforementioned channels.
- Foodservice Operator: Includes restaurants, hotels, industrial caterers, cafeterias and meal box subscription companies which receive product for final use. Must have at least 3 stores or more. Buyers with single locations are open to inclusion at the discretion of the committee.
- Wholesale Distribution Operators: includes full-service retailer/foodservice distributors that provide comprehensive fulfillment services to retail and foodservice operators through multiple locations and outlets under the parent company. (Does not include buying offices, terminal markets, commission merchants, buying brokers etc.)
HERE ARE FEW OF OUR PREVIOUS ATTENDEES
| Albertsons | Costco | Kroger | Restaurant Depot |
| Aldi | Edson Farms | Labatt | Rio Produce |
| Associated Grocers | Farm to Market Grocery | Latin Specialities | Safeway |
| Associated Wholesale Grocers | Fiesta Mart | Loblaw | Save Mart |
| B. Catalani | Fiesta Supermarkets | Lowes Market | Schnucks |
| Baldor | Firehouse Subs | Maria’s Tacos n More | Sobeys |
| Bedford Farmers Market | Fresh Concepts | Markon | SuperKing Market |
| Ben E Keith | Freshpoint | Meijers | Sysco |
| Big State Produce | Giant Eagle | Payless Supermarkets | Tom Thumb |
| Bondi | Hardies Fresh Foods | Performance Food Group | United Supermarkets |
| Briner | Harmons | Potato Speciality | US foods |
| Brookshire Grocery | Harris Teeter | PR PRoduce | Wal Mart |
| Bristol Farms | HEB | Pro Act | Wegmans |
| Caribbean Produce Exchange | Jason’s Deli | Real Produce | Wendy’s |
| Chefs Table | Krasdale Foods | Reasors Foods | Whole Foods |
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