The Packer
The acquisition of Brooks and Co. and J&J Distributing by the Dragonfly Group should be completed in the fall.
The newest venture of Roland Marketing Inc. is a partnership with Sunshine Produce LLC.
Chocolate Avocado Delight and several new salsas are on the way from Russ Davis Wholesale, Wadena, Minn., said vice president Pat Miller.
Matt Wells, director of field services of New York Apple Sales, Glenmont, N.Y., has been selected to participate in an intensive leadership development program for New York State’s food and agricultural industry.
Sam Burleson has joined Vidalia onion grower Bland Farms, Glenville, Ga., as vice president of sales and marketing in the Northeast U.S.
Vick Family Farms Partnership has been Endorsed. House of Spices India Inc., Jack’s Produce Brokerage, LFI Inc., Pacific Coast Mercantile Corp. and Roseboom’s Grading Station Inc. are new companies to the Market & More.
Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., has formed Horizons Logistics LLC to overcome increasing challenges of finding reliable transportation.
New York school districts can apply for $1.5 million for Farm-to-School programs.
Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has a smartphone app that brings new labels on its berry packs to life with augmented reality.
UPDATED: Florida agriculture and industry officials have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to initiate traceback investigations of Mexican tomatoes with the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
Celebrating 75 years of service, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has its programing and speaker lineup set for its Nov. 7-9 convention.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., has promoted Jeff Gaston to managing director of North American sales and named other to regional sales positions.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a multi-part video marketing campaign, The Avo Effect, for 2020.
With the ink on the new tomato suspension agreement still wet, the Florida Tomato Exchange has filed a request for continuation of the antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
Mexican papaya grower-shipper Super Starr International, Colima, is promoting its food safety programs and track record.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., is expanding its Oxnard, Calif., cooling and fresh-cut facility, allowing the company to double fresh-cut celery production.
Avendra LLC, Co-op Partners Warehouse, Earl Enterprises, Good Fortune Freight and Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions are new companies to the Market. Battleboro Produce Inc., Eddy Fruit Farm and others have updates.
Wonderful Citrus is showcasing its Halos mandarins with an animated YouTube series called “Camp Halohead.”
Western Growers Insurance Services has hired Marlo Reininger as senior account manager.
Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., is introducing green bean and Brussels sprouts saute kits under its Green Wave Farms fresh-cut line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
Glenmont, N.Y.-based New York Apple Sales Inc. will launch its new consumer brand of Yes! Apples at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 18-19 in Anaheim, Calif.
New fruit company TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., is starting out with citrus and mangoes under the Earth Greens Organic label.
Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce Inc. has added dried fruits to its offerings.
U.S. Foods Inc., Los Angeles, has been awarded a maximum $90.3 million contract for full-line food distribution on Navy ships in the San Diego area.
Antoni Porowski, food and wine connoisseur on the Emmy-winning Netflix series Queer Eye, will turn his attention to produce at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo.
Be ready to meet royalty at Pure Hothouse Food’s Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit booth.
Rockingham, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers Inc. has begun harvest at new BioFarm facilities in Rockingham and Elkwood, Va.
Nosotros, Ocalsa Transport & Logistics LLC, Spilt Milk Tavern, and USA Yixin Trading Co Inc. are new companies to the Market. Foster’s Pickled Asparagus, iNECTA LLC, Mastronardi Produce (SUNSET®) and more have updates.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce is focusing on its partnership with Hazel Technologies Inc., and its Avolast shelf-life extension product at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo.
NatureFresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has distributed six million products with compostable pulp molded trays in the past year.