Since April 1, Produce Marketing Association members have been coming together nearly every Wednesday at noon for a Virtual Town Hall meeting.

Produce sales to foodservice operators have dipped significantly in the St. Louis market as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Distributors know that any resurgence won’t happen overnight.

Don Limón, a Germany-based grower-packer-importer, has launched a recruitment campaign to find people to work as traders for the company through its platform.

The California Agriculture Leadership Foundation (CALF) has hired Dwight Ferguson as CEO and Abby Taylor-Silva as executive vice president.

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. has on online ordering service in Dallas with same-day service, offering more than 200 stock-keeping units to residents in the area.

Morehead, Ky.-based AppHarvest is going public.

The coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice protests added to the usual challenges employers face when managing their workforce, said panelists at the Sept. virtual United Fresh Washington Conference.

Jose Antonio Martinez, chief operating officer and general manager of Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., is the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas’ 2020 Member of the Year.

Steve Spinner, CEO of Providence, R.I.-based United Natural Foods, plans to retire no later than July 31, at the end of his contract.

Episode 16 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy at United Fresh, about the organization's recent virtual Washington Conference.