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The National Watermelon Promotion Board is seeking nominations for growers and handlers to service on the board.
Earl’s Organic Produce, San Francisco, has added Shannon Waldron to its buying team.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California is getting animated.
After more than 60 years, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists conference is returning to Riverside, Calif., in connection with the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Whether shoppers prefer bulk or packaged fruits and vegetables often depends on age, gender and other factors, according to the newest Power of Produce report from the Food Marketing Institute.
Wenatchee, Wash-based Keyes Packaging Group has hired Suzanne Wolter as vice president of sales and marketing.
The Produce Marketing Association is featuring former astronaut Jose Hernandez at a Fresh Connections: Mexico event.
Driscoll’s is seeing increases in its Baja California, Mexico, Fair Trade program, with a 14% hike in acreage in 2019 and a goal to have all production certified by the end of the year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting the California valencia orange crop at 19 million 40-pound cartons.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for eight consecutive years.
Mango importers and handlers will be receiving ballots to vote on whether the National Mango Board programs should include frozen mangoes.
Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, has hired Anthony Leombruno as retail sales associate.
After more than 15 years with Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc., Emanuel Lazopoulos plans to retire in April.
The California Walnut Board, Folsom, is looking for grower and handlers to serve as members and alternates.
The expansion of organic meals at in-store foodservice settings will be the focus of an educational session at the 2019 Organic Produce Summit.
The University of California Postharvest Technology Center is offering its 25th annual Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop.
C.H. Robinson has acquired The Space Cargo Group, Madrid, expanding its logistics reach with an emphasis on air and ocean shipping.
Mission Produce Inc. is Ready to give consumers the choice to buy avocados that are ready to eat now and/or in 2-3 days with a new ripening and merchandising program.
Greens grower-processor WP Rawl, Pelion, S.C., is turning over a new leaf with a packaging update.
The Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for the 18th year in a row.
Electronic logging devices that have been certified by their makers to meet minimum requirements are now listed on the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Bonduelle Fresh Americas, formerly Ready Pac Foods, has hired Monica Johnson as general counsel to its executive committee.
Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the seventh consecutive year.
Greenhouse company Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, for the 10th time.
Produce distributor FreshPack Produce, Denver, is the exclusive supplier to Torchy’s Tacos in Colorado.
Sun Pacific, Pasadena, Calif., has hired Dave Medders as vice president of sales.
Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner whose two-year tenure has included oversight of recent romaine outbreaks and implementation of many Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, has resigned.
Walmart plans to expand BrightFarms packaged salad offerings to 50 stores in the Columbus, Ohio, area, after a successful launch in the state.
The Alliance for Food and Farming has an updated website — safefruitsandveggies.com — to better serve a growing base of consumers, dietitians and others looking for science-based information on fresh produce.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that revises marketing order grade and size requirements for Florida citrus.