The Compton, Calif.-based company has named Laudan Chaffin as marketing director. She is expected to play a pivotal role in strengthening and elevating the Berry Fresh brand, the company says.

This column is from the September-October issue of PMG magazine.

Growers in the Red River Valley say customers typically don’t inquire much about their sustainability practices, but that may well be because buyers know growers have to be sustainable if they want to stay in business.

The new report allows auditees to demonstrate their adherence to Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, specifically the Produce Safety Rule, simplifying the path to FDA compliance, according to a news release.

The company has appointed Greg Samels to senior director of sales for the western U.S., where he will manage and drive new business in all channels to help grow sales of the brand’s Costa Rican bananas and pineapples.

A study recently cited by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is designed to “distract from Mexico’s record of dumping tomatoes,” the Florida Tomato Exchange says.