Izinyanga ezimbili ezedlule zingithole ePalm Springs, eCalif., E-United FreshTech naseChicago e-United Fresh Marketplace. Imibukiso emibili yayihluke njengobusuku nemini, kodwa yomibili yayizuzisa kakhulu ngendlela yayo.
Kwa-FreshTech, ngikwazile ukungenela izikhathi eziningi zemfundo ezinhle, nezikhulumi eziqavile ezethula ucwaningo lwakamuva nolwazi ngezihloko ezifika ngesikhathi ezifana ne-E. coli O157:H7 kanye nezinto ezintsha zokupakisha. Ingxenye ye-expo yombukiso ibuyiselwe emuva, izingcezu ezinkulu zemishini yokucubungula zithatha indawo yaphansi. Ngibe nethuba lokukhuluma nabafundi bethu abaningi, futhi abambalwa bama ngase-Fresh Cut booth ukuze babhalisele ithuba lokuwina i-iPod.
Indawo Yemakethe Entsha ekuqaleni yayimangalisa, inamazinga amabili e-McCormick Place yaseChicago enikezelwe ku-FMI ehlanganisiwe, i-All Things Organic, Fancy Foods kanye ne-Fresh Marketplace. Abantu abavela kuzo zonke izingxenye zemboni yokudla bebekulo mbukiso, kusukela kubapheki kuya kulabo abathenga izitolo. Kukhona injabulo emoyeni, ikakhulukazi embukisweni wezinto eziphilayo. Bangaphezu kuka-650 ababukisi bezinto eziphilayo ababambe iqhaza, iningi labo okuyizinkampani ezincane ezisanda kungena ebhizinisini. Yonke into kusukela ekudleni kwezingane kuya ezimpahleni bekuveziwe - okuhlanganisa namaphrosesa ambalwa asikiwe abonisa imikhiqizo emisha yemvelo.
I-United Fresh Produce Association yenze umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokuxhumanisa le midlalo emibili, ebanjwe esikhathini esingaphansi konyaka ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa kwe-United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association kanye ne-International Fresh-cut Produce Association. Abasebenzi base-United babenesikhathi esincane besekhaya phakathi kwale midlalo emibili, futhi ngithemba ukuthi bathole ukuphumula ababekudinga kakhulu ngemva kweNdawo Entsha Yemakethe.
Imibukiso yango-2008 izobanjelwa ngokuhlanganyela e-Las Vegas. Lokhu kufanele kube yithuba elihle lokuthi zonke izingxenye zemboni zihlangane ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lombukiso kuzoba nesigaba seFreshTech, esinamaphrosesa nemikhiqizo yokuphepha kokudla, kanti ngakolunye uhlangothi kuzoba ngabakhangisi bemikhiqizo. Uma imibukiso yalo nyaka iyinkomba, imibukiso yaseLas Vegas kufanele ibe yithuba elihle kubaprosesa, abathengisi nabahlinzeki ngokufanayo.
I-Fresh Cut izoba se-Las Vegas ngo-2008, futhi ngithemba ukuthi usuvele wenza izinhlelo zokuthamela umbukiso. Ngingathanda ukwazi ukuthi ucabangeni ngohlelo, nokuthi uma uzoba se-Las Vegas. Ngicela ukhululeke ukungithumelela noma yikuphi ukuphawula mayelana nemibukiso yango-2007 noma ka-2008. Ngingatholakala ku-news@freshcut.com.
Kulolu shicilelo lwe-Fresh Cut, uzothola imibiko ngezinye zezihloko ezivela kumaseshini wokufundisa we-FreshTech kanye ne-Fresh Marketplace. Uzothola nendaba yesici ku-B&P Packing, iphrosesa yase-California elwe nedolobha ngamalungelo endle iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili. Njengoba amadolobha ekhula eba amapulazi futhi eseduze nezindawo zokucubungula, kunomthwalo omkhulu ohlelweni lwendle, ngakho lokhu kungaba yinkinga kunoma yiliphi idolobha elinenkinga yokukhula.