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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.
Kansas City, Kan.-based wholesaler Liberty Fruit Co. hired a new CEO. John McClelland starts May 14.
Schmieding Produce has hired Dave Yeager as senior vice president of business development.
Index Fresh has hired Abdoulie Jobe in the new position of logistics manager.
The fifth Tour de Fresh has raised $147,000, which will pay for at least 46 salad bars in schools.
The Packer, a Farm Journal Media publication, is expanding its editorial strength on the East Coast with Amy Sowder as Northeast Editor.
Shelli Hendricks is the new director of education at the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF).
Alliance Retail Group has hired Sam Rhodes as chief sales officer.
William “Bill” Haase, former vice president of sales and marketing for Del Monte Fresh Produce and CEO of Sunsweet Growers, has died.
Apeel Sciences has hired Nick Fitzpatrick as vice president of supplier relations, where he will be the liaison between the company and growers as the company expands its reach outside the U.S.
Texas A&M University AgriLife Research scientist Leonard Pike, who developed the iconic Texas 1015 Supersweet onion, has died.
Jim Lemke, who joined C.H. Robinson in 1989 and has led its Robison Fresh division since it was established, is planning to retire this year.
The United Fresh Produce Association is shining a light on five individuals in five distinct areas of the fresh produce supply chain through a new recognition program.
Fox Solutions, McAllen, Texas, has hired Thomas Summers as its new California-based regional sales representative.
The Tour de Fresh cycling fundraiser for school salads bars has chosen 12 districts to receive 45 salad bars from this year’s event.
Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., has hired Jeff Cook as chief financial officer.
Kelly Davis, director of produce and floral of Allegiance Retail Services, Iselin, N.J., has joined the Eastern Produce Council’s executive board.