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Pete Pappas & Sons, Jessup, Md., has hired John Garin as general manager and promoted Don Martin to vice president of sales.
The 25th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring Paul Cappelluti and Judi Powell is April 28.
Potatoes USA, the national research and promotion group, is seeking nominees for 73 open seats on its board.
Sophia Hronis, who founded Hronis Inc. with her late husband Jim Hronis, has died.
Randy Jacobson, sales manager at Cecilia Packing Corp., Orange Cove, Calif., is retiring from the company after 24 years.
The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the five industry members who will be recognized for their outstanding work in sharing their expertise.
Potato grower-shipper Sun-Glo of Idaho, Sugar City, has added Tron Crumley to its sales staff.
Asparagus and sweet corn company Jacobs, Malcolm & Burtt, San Ramon, Calif., has hired Donald Alford in sales.
The 20th Annual Lipman Golf Classic tournament will once again benefit the Redlands Christian Migrant Association.
BC Fresh Vegetables Inc., Delta, British Columbia, has added Dawn Gray to its board of directors.
Dan McKernan has joined JOH’s Metro NY/NJ office as an account executive.
William Wessels is the new senior director of supply chain management for Market Fresh Produce.
Consumer market research expert Steve Lutz is joining the Produce Marketing Association as regional vice president-U.S. and Canada West.
Dave’s Specialty Imports Inc. has hired Tom Rawles as operations manager, focused on grower relations.
Pistachio and almond grower-processor Nichols Farms, Hanford, Calif., is expanding its marketing and sales due to increased supply and demand, and has hired two people in marketing and retail sales.
Eastern Produce Council members heard from former New York Giant football great George Martin the group’s second annual Tailgate event.
Procacci Bros., Philadelphia, is celebrating its 70-year anniversary.
Peter Leifermann remembers working in the foodservice sector in Atlanta in the 1990s when importers were flying in hass avocados from Chile and mangoes in South Florida were priced at $15 per carton.
Brighter Bites Executive Director Sam Newman is scheduled to be the Dallas Fresh Food Association’s next luncheon speaker.
Sakata Seed America is raising awareness about the American Heart Association’s need for funds.
Crop One Holdings, whose vertical farms company FreshBox Farms grows leafy greens, has added executives from The Giorgi Cos. Inc., parent of mushroom grower Giorgio Fresh, to its advisory board.
He may be president and CEO of a major table grape grower-shipper, but it’s not unusual to see Merrill Dibble walking the vineyards conversing with workers.
Arnott Duncan, CEO of Duncan Family Farms, Buckeye, Ariz., couldn’t be more proud of his employees.
NNZ USA, Atlanta, has hired four former Giro Pack Inc. employees who have experience in tubular net and film packaging, Giro Pack’s signature products.
Josh Mitchell has been hired as vice president of business development and sales at Inteligistics.
On Shelf Marketing Group, aka OSMG, has hired Woody Norris as executive vice president of business development.
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a third consecutive one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority.
Shuman Produce, grower-shipper of Vidalias and other onions year-round, is rebranding, with a new trade name of Shuman Farms, and has numerous personnel changes, primarily in sales and marketing.
Wenatchee, Wash-based Keyes Packaging Group has hired Suzanne Wolter as vice president of sales and marketing.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for eight consecutive years.