Mission Produce, Inc.

Good afternoon and welcome to the Mission Coders Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please also note today's event is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Jeff Sonick, Investor Relations at ICR. Please go ahead.

Thank you. Today's presentation will be hosted by Steve Barnard, Chief Executive Officer, John Pawlowski, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Brian Giles, Chief Financial Officer. The comments during today's call and the accompanying presentation contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts are considered forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in the company's filings with the SEC. We'll also refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures today. Please refer to the tables included in the earnings release, which can be found on our investor relations website investors.missionproduce.com for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures. And with that, I'd now like to turn the call over to Steve Barnard, CEO. Steve?

Thank you, Jeff. Last quarter, we shared the news about our leadership transition, and next month at our annual meeting, that transition becomes official. John steps into the CEO role, and I move to Executive Chairman. So this is my last earnings call in this seat, and I want to take a moment to say how grateful I am. Forty-plus years building this company alongside an incredible team of people. There's nothing else like it. I'm proud of what we've accomplished together. With that said, I'm even more excited about what's ahead. Between the momentum we're carrying, the pending Colabo acquisition we announced in January, and the team we have in place, mission has never been positioned better. John has brought a level of strategic rigor, and global perspective that has elevated this organization, and I have complete confidence in his abilities and vision. I'll still be very much involved as executive chairman. This company is in my DNA, and that's not going to change. But the future belongs to John and this team, and I can't wait to watch it unfold. With that context, I'll turn it over to John to walk you through the operational and commercial highlights of the quarter. John?