MONTEREY, CA - This year, at the third annual Organic Produce Summit held July 11th in Monterey, California, AndNowUKnow took our Quiz Quix format to the show floor—teaming up with OPS to offer $500 dollar cash prizes to two of the fastest and most organic-savvy buy- and supply-side contenders.
Competition among attendees and exhibitors was fast and furious, but only two competitors could walk away with our grand prize.
On the supply-side, showcasing his organic produce acumen and fast fingers, Marc Shiemke of Werner Enterprises took home our grand prize. And buy-side winner Vien-an Friedel from
The leaderboard was packed with produce folks looking to cash in on their well-earned organic knowledge, with the top ten listed below.
- Marc Shiemke, Werner Enterprises
- Tran Nguyen, IFCO
- Caitlin Klueber, Oppy
- Brianna Shales, Stemilt Grower
- Amanda & Junior Miller, Werner Enterprises
- Vien-an Friedel, Albertsons
- Matt Mandel, SunFed
- Cathy Asmus, CCOF
- Jacobo Yanes, Bridges Organic Produce
- Jeff Dugan, SpartanNash
In all our Quiz Quix quizzes, there’s always one question that proves the most difficult, and this round was no exception.
Most Missed Question
True or False: Organic fresh produce sales revealed an 8% dollar and volume growth compared to the first quarter of 2017.
Correct Answer
True
If you missed us at OPS, you can still enjoy our Quiz Quix throughout the year, and test your agile mind and dexterous hands on all subjects fresh produce.
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Sign in through your email or one of several social media accounts to hop on the next Quiz Quix, and, if you are fast enough and take the right notes, you might end up as the next winner of $100!
Quiz Quix is our way of encouraging some healthy, fun, informative competition within the industry. Signing-in will give us a token to verify you and allows us to put your name in the ranking. It doesn’t give us access to more than your name and email address. Participants must have a valid email address registered in their individual name in order to play.
Congratulations Marc and Vien-en! We’ll see you at next year’s OPS2019.
