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Dustin Hahn is the new West Coast sales director of Naturipe Avocado Farms, Salinas, Calif.
Produce industry veteran Tristan Simpson has joined Hanford, Calif.-based Nichols Farms as its chief sales and marketing officer.
Salinas, Calif.-based The Nunes Company is partnering again with celebrity Brooke Shields, who the company first started working with nearly 30 years ago.
Masser Potato Farms, Sacramento, Pa., hired Charles “Chip” Callahan as director of foodservice sales.
Michelle Broom is the new president of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association.
Brian Focht is the new manager of what are known collectively in the Pacific Northwest as the Marketing Associations, representing apples, pears and cherries.
The Equitable Food Initiative is looking back on successes of 2018, including two new certified growers, new website and awards for an updated logo and a video series.
Blueberry company Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has new leadership.
Miles Reiter is the CEO of Driscoll’s again, with Kevin Murphy planning to leave the position at the end of the year.
The LEAD New York Program, Ithaca, is now accepting applications for its newest cohort, class 18.
Salad dressing company Litehouse Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, has promoted Kelly Prior to president.
The Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent is launching a new year of leadership development for women, with the theme “I WILL” for Women’s Fresh Perspective events.
Vision Import Group, Hackensack, N.J., has hired Tony Mitchell as vice president of sales and business development.
SunWest Fruit Co., Parlier, Calif., has promoted Brett Britz to vice president of sales and marketing.
Former National Football League player Hines Ward will be the keynote speaker at The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s Expo.
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has promoted Kathy Sullivan to senior vice president of its Specialty and Alternate Channel.
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has hired Steve Campione as chief financial officer.
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as chief production officer.
Bert Boyd, who sold and marketed grapes for Pretty Lady Vineyards, McFarland, Calif., has died. He was 67.
Janis McIntosh has been named director of marketing innovation and sustainability for Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms.
The Eastern Produce Council celebrated its 53rd annual gala with a different format.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, has hired Kristyn Lawson as senior vice president of sales.
J&J Family of Farms, Westlake, Fla., has promoted Clayton Amestoy to director of farming.
Renaissance Food Group’s senior vice president of sales, Phil Fendyan, plans to retire in April after more than 15 years with the company.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Jay Guzman as key account manager.
Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., has promoted Reiley Johnstone in its sales department and Janet Torres in logistics.
The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has promoted Wendy Adan to manager of the company’s San Francisco office.
Brian Jenny has joined BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., as vice president of sales.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has announced the members of its ninth Emerging Leader Development Program class.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International has added to its operations department, according to marketing specialist Danielle Loustalot.