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Grand Forks, N.D.-based Ten Acre Marketing has hired United Fresh Produce Association executive Mary Coppola Heslep.
Salinas, Calif.-based Pacific Valley Bank (PVB) is pleased to announce that Teresa Matsui has joined its Board of Directors.
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization for growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, welcomes David Cea as its new workforce development specialist.
The National Potato Council today welcomed Ethan Keller to serve as the organization’s Program Coordinator.
Yakima, Wash.-based Kwik Lok Corp. has added Microsoft principal project manager Jeff Mendenhall to its board of directors.
Potandon welcomes Darin to his role as CFO of our company. Darin will be a key part of our Senior Management team as we move Potandon towards an even more significant role in the fresh produce sector.
Seven Seas, a division of the Tom Lange Family of Companies, is proud to welcome third-generation grower, Bill Hammerstrom, as Manager of Sales for their California citrus office.
At Healthy Family Project, Tracy Shaw will oversee content strategy, website search engine optimization, digital partnerships and email marketing.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has hired Andrea Ortega as communications coordinator.
John Chamberlain, who has been with Limoneira Co. since 2005, has retired as vice president of marketing.
Call him a disruptor in the food industry.
Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has hired Robert Van Der Geest as general manager of its Mexican operations.
After almost half a century, Mary Ellen Burris has retired from Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets as senior vice president of consumer affairs.
Berry company Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has hired Brian Deese at director of blueberry grower relations.
Seven produce industry representatives have been named to the Agriculture Trade Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., has promoted Greg Sweet to chief operating officer, a new position for the company.
The California Walnut Board has hired Josh Rahm as director of technical and regulatory affairs.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager.
Justin Machell has been promoted to CEO of Highland Ag Solutions LLC, Mulberry, Fla.
Fresh-Link Produce has hired Bob Ritchart, who has been in the produce industry for 25 year, as general manager of the company’s Eastern division.
Revol Greens, Owatonna, Minn., has hired Michael Wainscott as chief financial officer, a new role at the company.
Danny Dumas, a long-time Del Monte Fresh Produce employee, has been hired by Canadian wholesaler Courchesne Larose to oversee its interests in the U.S. and abroad.
Calavo Growers Inc., a global leader in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, announced that Lecil E. Cole has notified the Company of his decision to step down from Calavo’s Board of Directors.
Bland Farms, Glennville, Ga., has promoted Luke McBee to director of operations.
The Anaheim, Calif.-based Fresh Produce & Floral Council is hosting a virtual retail panel and the 2020 Apprentice Class Graduation.
Fourth-generation potato grower Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine has been elected as president of the National Potato Council, and to lead the grower-led organization’s executive committee.
Goodyear, Ariz.-based Duncan Family Farms has announced Will Feliz has been appointed CEO, and co-founder Arnott Duncan has assumed the position of chairman.
Moxxy Marketing has added Carolina Perez as project coordinator to help support East Coast project needs.
Larry McIntosh, president and CEO of Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Peak of the Market, is retiring after leading the company for 27 years.
The National Mango Board (NMB) elected new officers during its March board meeting.