United Fresh Produce Association will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Emanuel Lazopoulos, former Senior Vice President of Del Monte Fresh Produce, Inc., at the 2020 FreshStart Conference’s Gala Dinner, Wednesday, January 15, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.
“Emanuel has been the consummate professional role model in the produce industry, not only in advancing Del Monte during his tenure there, but serving as a leader throughout his career to move the industry forward,” said Tom Stenzel, United Fresh President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to celebrate Emanuel’s decades of impact, and I encourage the industry to help us honor him at the FreshStart Conference in January.”
Lazopoulos joins a distinguished group of past recipients, including Ron Carkoski, Hugh Topper, Bruce McEvoy, Rick and Tonya Antle, Mike Cavallero, Joe Procacci, Reggie Griffin, Frieda Caplan and Bob Grimm (posthumously).
Lazopoulos started at Del Monte Fresh Produce in 2003 as Vice President, Value-Added/Fresh Cut, and after 18 months, was promoted to Senior Vice President, North America. During his tenure, Lazopoulos was instrumental in growing all aspects of Del Monte’s North American business, including banana and pineapple sales, expansion of the company’s fresh-cut operations across the region, growth in avocados and the recent acquisition of Mann Packing.
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Lazopoulos has held numerous industry leadership positions, serving as Chairman of the United Fresh Board of Directors, and a member of the United Fresh Start Foundation’s Board of Directors, the Produce Marketing Association’s Retail Board, and the Produce for Better Health Foundation Board of Directors.
Lazopoulos began his career at Castle & Cooke/Dole Foods in Philadelphia in 1979 after graduating from the University of Delaware. He was promoted to eastern division sales manager for Dole Fresh Vegetables, then moved to Salinas, California, as national sales manager and subsequently vice president of sales. He did a short stint with Salyer American before moving back east to help establish Banacol bananas and DNA Plant Technology operations through Fresh World Farms. Moving back to Salinas, he was one of three founding partners in NewStar Fresh Foods, where he served as managing director.
He has been married to his college sweetheart, Laura, for 41 years. They have three married daughters and three grandchildren.