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Two producers and two importers were officially seated as committee members Dec. 6.
Jacob “Jake” Samuel has helped build the premium dried fruit business into one of the leading suppliers of unsweetened, all-natural fruits for ingredient use.
Kurt Kistler has over 25 years of fresh produce industry experience, having spent the last seven years at Charlie’s Produce.
At the FMI Mid-winter Conference in Florida, the Independent Grocers Alliance honored the former president of W. Lee Flowers & Co. with the J. Frank Grimes Award.
The nine-member council comprises eight domestic growers and one importer.
D’Arrigo California is commemorating the 100th birthday of Andy D’Arrigo, whose leadership helped shaped the company.
Hatice Evren will serve as U.S. Group CEO, overseeing Getir and FreshDirect, while Sloan Eddleston has been appointed FreshDirect CEO.
Vanessa Hensley joins FullTilt as project manager, and Chandell Lattin will serve as the firm’s newest marketing specialist.
The Watsonville, Calif.-based company has named Garland Reiter Jr. as its chief commercial officer for Driscoll’s of Americas.
Darrin Snarr has been appointed regional sales manager for Orion.
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business has recognized Greg McNiff as the 2024 Food Industry Executive of the Year.
The story of Vidalia onions comes to national television in a two-part special airing April 12 and April 19.
Jordan James will fill the role held by Bruce Cox, who retired after 20 years with the company.
The award will be presented to BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. President and CEO Murray Driediger at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s Convention and Trade Show’s awards brunch on April 25.
Mark Currie, former chief operating officer of Elevation Foods, will succeed the retiring Joe Caldwell and run Giorgi Mushroom, Giorgio Fresh and Giorgio Foods.
Nomination applications are due by May 1, 2024, for three seats with terms expiring in 2027 and one seat with a term expiring in 2025.
Rawls Neville has worked with G&R Farms since 2015 in a storage and packing relationship through his previous businesses.
Prior to joining the foodservice distributor, Kevin Vogt served as the managing director at the Swanson Family of Cos.
The USDA is seeking nominees for 10 grower members and 10 alternate members for the Citrus Administrative Committee.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association has three new directors and a new board chair, following appointments made at its Annual General Meeting, June 11 in Toronto.
Michael Schadler, who brings extensive experience with representing growers, packers and shippers, will begin the role in September, succeeding Todd Fryhover who will retire this year.
With growing demand for local produce in the foodservice industry and evolving operator needs, Markon says it saw the importance of having a dedicated presence beyond the West Coast.
The indoor agriculture company promoted its chief financial officer, Kathleen Valisek, to the role of president and chief financial officer.
In addition to 37 new scholarship award recipients in 2024, Taylor Farms says it also provided 73 renewal scholarships for students who were awarded between 2021 and 2023.
The newly created role is intended to strengthen the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s membership offerings and expand into new markets domestically and beyond Canada.
The Hass Avocado Board has named marketing firm Meyocks as its agency partner to lead research and nutrition-focused advertising and creative strategy promoting the benefits of avocados to health professionals.
Josep Jove Estiarte has been appointed to the position, effective immediately, after serving as interim CEO and chief innovation officer since February 2024.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has named Kent Shoemaker to its board of directors, appointing him chairman of the board.
The produce-forward cause marketing organization’s fundraising efforts helped support Feeding America food banks and organizations such as the Foundation for Fresh Produce, Our Military Kids and Ripe for Revival.
The Oppenheimer Group’s Senior Sales Representative Dan Wickland is the longest-tenured employee in the history of Oppy’s Chicago office.