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Equitable Food Initiative, Washington, D.C., has promoted Kenton Harmer to a new position at the organization, managing director.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Lionel Mendoza as vice president of business development and promoted Brittany Vetter to national director of sales — retail.
Revol Greens, Owatonna, Minn., has hired Mark Schulze as CEO, along with a number of other personnel additions, and has expanded its Minnesota greenhouse.
The U.S. Apple Association, Falls Church, Va., has hired Christopher Gerlach as director of industry analytics.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed 12 new members to the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
Asparagus company Farm Direct Supply has a new logo and website, the first step in a rebranding for the company.
FreshXperts has added Dan Avakian to its group of produce industry consultants.
Dominique Amilien is the new CEO at seed company Vilmorin-Mikado.
Golden Sun Marketing, Mound Minn., has rebranded to GoldenSun Insights and introduced a redesigned website.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Summerland, British Columbia, has hired Muhammad Tahir as director of research and regulatory affairs.
Renaissance Food Group, Rancho Cordova, Calif., has hired Edward Redd and Kate Brooks in executive sales roles.
Michael Walsh, a commodity manager at Seald Sweet, is retiring after more than four decades in the produce industry.
AC Brands has hired Evan Pence as vice president of international procurement.
Emanuel Lazopoulos has joined Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, Calif., as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has promoted Chris Drew to chief operations officer and Gladys Venezuela-Corzo to vice president of human resources.
Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, has hired Kevin Roberts to its sales team.
Mango and avocado distributor Fresh Directions International, Miami, has hired Andy Garces for the new position of sales and marketing manager.
The Texas International Produce Association is seeking participants for the send annual Clean Eating Challenge, set to start on Oct 1.
Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Susie Rea in sales and business development.
A tradition for the Eastern Produce Council, its annual golf outing, became much more this year for the organization, which typically has a calendar full of events.
Caitie Bowers and Tanner Buchanan are the recipients of the 2020 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., announced Debbie Willmann as the Director of Sales.
Courtney Lane, Yakima, of Zirkle Fruit Company, is the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) Individual Volunteer of the Year.
Moxxy Marketing, Salinas, Calif., has hired project coordinator Hailey Terrones, who will support customers in western North America.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., announces the addition of Alicia Calhoun who will collaborate with leadership in their initiatives to strengthen core culture and further cultivate top talent management goals.
This year, the Agribusiness Education Foundations’ Vocational Scholarship Program has awarded a total of $4,225 to two UnitedAg members seeking to further their education and specific training in agriculture.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently visited with Nancy Tucker, vice president of the Produce Marketing Association.
Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic produce, recently hired Harumi Kuniyoshi, Ph.D. as their Director of Research and Development.
Produce Industry Veterans Dan Avakian (Dan The Produce Man™) and Mark Ferro (Guido The Gardener™) have revived their national radio show “The Produce Pair” as a podcast.
Episode 26 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features an interview with Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers.