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Kenny Lund is the executive vice president of Allen Lund Company logistics division in Louisville, Ky.
Jeff Mallory is vice president of produce operations at Hy-Vee, Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa.
With almost 40 years of experience directing sales teams, Jay Schneider will lead the New Jersey sales office and drive business strategy for the Los Angeles-based company.
Kim Chackal is the director of sales and marketing at Equifruit in Montreal, Canada.
Ryan Fernandes is the produce manager at Longo Brothers Fruit Markets in Ontario, Canada.
Dante Galeazzi is the president of the Texas International Produce Association.
About 20% of the produce from Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is organic certified, and that percentage is moving up to 25% in the future, says Catherine Gipe-Stewart, director of marketing.
Leah Halverson is the founder and CEO of Ten Acre Marketing based in Grand Forks, N.D.
Experience shows that Mother Nature always has the final say even against the bast laid out agriculture business plans.
Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.5 percent in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time, and outpacing conventionally grown produce in year-over-year gains in both sales and volume.
Plant City-based, Wish Farms is proud to announce the hiring of Carlos Fear as Director of Berry Genetics.
Sun World has appointed Jennifer Petersen as its new executive vice president and chief science officer. Petersen will oversee activities pertaining to breeding, variety development, genetics and related technologies.
In anticipation of the largest avocado-consumption event of the year, Mission Avocados’ new social media campaign aims to inspire consumers to indulge in a game-time #guacuterie board.
Gold Bell is excited to announce it’s all new herb program, offering a full line of conventional herbs.
The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences published a report about the supply trends for cucumbers in the U.S.
The California Avocado Commission’s 2022 pre-season forecast projects a 306-million-pound crop, which is nearly a 15% increase over the last fiscal year.
SunFed is a distributor of Mexican grown produce in operation since 1994. The company currently works with over 20 different ranches located throughout Mexico.
As strawberry season begins to unfold here in California, so does the beginning of volunteer season by the Bobalu staff. Typically, volunteering is done without much fanfare, just because it is the right thing to do.
While import value of Mexican tomatoes showed no increase, the value of Mexican produce shipments to the U.S. increased at a rapid clip for multiple commodities in the most recent 12-month period, USDA statistics show.
Wish Farms California is present in all the main strawberry growing regions of Oxnard, Santa Maria and Salinas, said Nick Wishnatzki, public relations manager for Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms.
Supply chain disruptions this year are bringing challenges never seen in at least a generation, said Larry Davidson, CEO of North American Produce Buyers Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
Being a family-run business has helped keep Toronto-based J.E. Russell Produce Ltd. focused on service.
The Giumarra Companies announced the centennial anniversary of its wholesale produce business. The company’s operation was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1922 by Giuseppe “Joe” Giumarra and his brothers.
Chile doubles volume to the U.S. and implements enhanced marketing campaign.
As DiMare begins its 94th year, Paul DiMare, CEO and President, announces that Tony and Scott DiMare will assume expanded leadership roles in the family business.
Natural Delights are taking the opportunity this February 4 to celebrate the content creators who have helped build a demand for Medjool dates and the shoppers who keep coming back for more.
Globalmex International Inc’s primary crops are greenhouse tomatoes and bell peppers. The company markets under the name Magic Sun.
Logistics challenges were a major problem in 2021, according to numerous news reports throughout the year. The greatest challenge, Mexican shippers say, for them has been transportation.
J. Marchini Farms is a year-round supplier of chicories (radicchio, treviso, and castelfranco) as well as Italian specialties and a fresh fig program. However, they will soon be known for a new chicory, Radicchio Rosa.
California’s citrus groves look remarkably different than they did last year. A record crop weighed down mandarin trees and navel oranges stayed on trees late into the summer months due to shipping issues.