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Stemilt is happy to announce their very own, Brianna Shales, current senior marketing manager, will be Stemilt’s new marketing director starting January 1, 2021.
Issaquah, Wash.-based Vanguard International has hired Ana Yanez as a sales associate.
It is again time to honor a well-deserving member of the potato growing community by nominating them for the Potato Man or Woman of the Year or Potato Man or Woman for All Seasons award.
New Zealand’s leading fresh produce company, T&G Fresh, has today launched a new charity, Fairgrow, which will help get fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis in need.
Dole Food Co. has promoted Timothy Escamilla to president of Dole Fresh Vegetables.
Jim Donovan, a 36-year veteran of Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, is retiring.
The U.S. Apple Association today launched its application process for the 2021 Young Apple Leader (YAL) class.
Shanley Farms, Morro Bay, Calif., has hired Patrinka Crammond in business and program development.
Domex Superfresh Growers has named the recipients of its five annual scholarships.
Farm Credit donated nearly $255,000 to create an endowment fund for agribusiness students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Bonnie Lunblad was elected chairwoman of the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., has promoted Ana Cristina Fonseca to a new position at the company, vice president of product management.
Asparagus marketer Farm Direct Supply, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has hired Mason Hamilton as senior sales and account executive.
Crowley Maritime Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., has hired Brett Bennett as senior vice president and general manager of Crowley Logistics.
Gary Meador has joined ODW Logistics, Columbus, Ohio, as chief operating officer.
Juana Gomez has been promoted at Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., to chief people and culture officer, a new position at the company.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, made Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5000 list for the third time.
Julie Krivanek, whose Krivanek Consulting, specializes in strategic planning, management consulting and mergers and acquisitions, is launching a new service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on business.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., hired Ruben Barahona in a new position of director of logistics.
Smurfit Kappa executive Juan Pablo Perez has been appointed as the president of the Corrugators Association of the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The Packer’s 2020 Canadian Produce Person of the Year award will be presented at noon Eastern on Oct. 22 to Oleen Smethurst, assistant vice president and general merchandise manager for Costo Wholesale Canada.
The California Ag Leadership Foundation’s Profiles in Leadership Award, which recognizes Ag Leadership Program alumni, was awarded to Craig and Sara Jane Underwood, Holly King and Rich Peterson.
Pacific International Marketing, Salinas, Calif., has hired Greg Villalobos as sales executive and commodity manager.
Nature Fresh Farms has released a twenty-two-minute documentary offering an inside look at their operations during the Covid-19 outbreak centering around the experiences of their guest workers.
Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif, has announced he will seek the chairmanship of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
Miami-based Moxxy Marketing has promoted Christina Fuentes to junior project manager, with a focus on East Coast clients.
The Eagle, Idaho-based Idaho Potato Commission has named Mark Daniels as retail promotion director for the Southeast.
Denver-based FoodMaven has announced the addition of Bobby Grinstead to its senior leadership team.
John Anderson, The Oppenheimer Group’s chairman, CEO and managing partner, has received a Lifetime Achievement award from the British Columbia Produce Marketing Association.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) scholarship application is currently open and available to students raised in tree fruit industry families with plans to attend college in the fall of 2021.