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Pro*Act launching a fund to encourage more women to enter the produce industry.
John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, Cobbtown, Ga., has been named the 2020 Grower of the Year by the Vidalia Onion Committee.
Matt Lantz, vice president for global access for Seattle-based Bryant Christie Inc., has been accepted as a lifetime member by the Council of Foreign Relations.
Sonny Perdue, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary and governor of Georgia, will join vertical farming company Kalera’s board of directors.
Interfresh, Inc., has hired industry veteran Lisa Cabuto to join the company’s sales team at their Orange, Calif., sales offices.
Mentoring young professionals and emerging leaders is a fantastic way to help ensure the success and sustainability of the produce industry.
McFarland, Calif.-based Sunview Marketing International of California, Inc., has added Bryan Roberts in the new position of director of retail development.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms has added David Bright as vice president of marketing.
After 47 years in the produce business, Cheryl Williams is retiring.
Kansas City, Kan.-based Liberty Fruit Company has hired Joe Cimino as the operation’s director of sourcing for the West Coast.
Giro has promoted Jen Doxey to (National Sales Manager) at Giro Pack, Inc. which represents Grup Giro in the markets of the U.S. and Canada.
Church Brothers Farms made additions to its sales team and promoted existing staff as part of a plan to grow the company’s retail and foodservice sales programs.
JOH is pleased to announce that Patricia “Patti” Herrick has joined JOH as a Director in our Metro Division in Paramus, NJ.
Don Goodwin, founder and former owner of GoldenSun Insights, a strategy centric firm focused in the fresh produce industry, passed away on Sunday, April 18th, 2021.
JOH is proud to announce the promotion of several members of its Analytics and Insights team.
Shelly Hoffheins has joined the JOH Mid-Atlantic team as an Account Executive/Account Manager.
Charlotte Vick is an owning partner with parents Jerome and Diane Vick and brother Linwood Vick of Wilson, N.C.-based Vick Family Farms, which grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, on more than 8,000 acres.
Michele Youngquist’s approach to leading the business at Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Bay Baby Produce centers around taking care of her customers and taking care of her employees.
Brittany Lee is a prime example of someone entrenched in the produce industry far beyond her own family business.
Salinas Valley legacy grower shipper, Tanimura & Antle, has announced the return of fourth generation family member, Brian Antle, as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Sales.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
This week’s episode of Packer Insight focuses on the honorees of the annual Women in Produce special section that features influential industry leaders.
Greg Yielding spent more than a dozen years in the world of rice. Now, after coming to the National Onion Association as executive vice president in 2019, he is becoming familiar with the world of onions.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke with Amanda Griffin, vice president of education and program management for the United Fresh Produce Association about the association’s Reimagine Conversations programming in June.
Part two of Tom Karst’s interview with Amanda Griffin, vice president of education and program management for the United Fresh Produce Association about the association’s Reimagine Conversations programming in June.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a new column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
Village Farms Greenhouse Grown is pleased to announce Eric Janke has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective June 1, 2021.
California’s table grape growers recently awarded scholarships to seven students in grape growing regions of the state.
Chelsea McClarty Ketelsen, Vice President, HMC Farms will be showing a day in the life in her world of farming when we give her the “keys” to the Alliance for Food and Farming Instagram account.
Dean Croke, Boston-based principal analyst for DAT Solutions, speaks about the unprecedented truck rate increases the industry has seen far, and what may be around the corner.