The Packer
Newspaper PublishingKansas, United States51-200 Employees
The Packer is a long-running trade media brand within the newspaper publishing industry that serves the produce sector, focusing on post-harvest and marketing topics. Based in Overland Park, Kansas, it has operated since 1893 and serves retail produce buyers, grower-shippers, and other industry participants with reporting on crop updates, retail news, product features, and leadership recognition. Beyond publishing, The Packer organizes industry events such as the West Coast Produce Expo and the Global Organic Produce Expo, which debuted in 2018 in Hollywood, Florida, and it also attended GOPEX in 2024. It has expanded into education and digital offerings, launching ProduceEDU and a virtual platform, and pursuing partnerships such as the Healthy Family Project in 2023 and the 2022 Sustainability Insights report. The company operates with a mid-sized staff and maintains its online presence at thepacker.com.