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The mushroom and meat blend trend is taking firm hold at campus eateries.

Brighter Bites, Houston, has received the RESULTS Houston Seeds of Hope Award, recognizing the organization’s mission to provide fresh produce to underserved communities.

The Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association has given Kegel’s Produce, Lancaster, Pa., the Excellence in Food Safety Award.

The 2019 Tour de Fresh broke fundraising records for the event, with more than $180,000 raised to purchase 51 salad bars.

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association, Toronto, has honored four people who have championed fresh fruits and vegetables for the industry.

Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, is finalizing the purchase of Asian, tropical and specialty fruit and vegetable importer Joco Produce, Medley, Fla.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., Summerland, British Columbia, used the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit to share the company’s latest developments.

TUBAC, Ariz. — The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas used to be a local organization, dealing with local problems for the importers when it was called the West Mexico Vegetable Distributors.

Filling supplies starts the fresh-cut produce industry

It’s all about the kids.

Sole Source Capital LLC has acquired a majority interest in Worldwide Produce, a distributor of fresh produce, dairy products and specialty foods to independent and chain restaurants in California and Nevada.

United Fresh is hosting a food media dialogue panel at this year’s BrandStorm, moderated by Chadwick Boyd, food and lifestyle expert and TV host.

Los Angeles-based Joolies, an organic medjool date company, won the award for best first-time exhibitor at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

The United Fresh Produce Association is honoring Emanuel Lazopoulos with its Lifetime Achievement Award in January.

United Fresh is accepting nominations for the 2020 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.

Ippolito Fruit and Produce, Burlington, Ontario, is moving into foodservice with the hiring of Jon Stewart as director of sales — foodservice.

Kansas City, Kan.-based Liberty Fruit Co. is growing well beyond its Kansas City home, according to its CEO.

Ippolito International, Salinas, Calif., has promoted Jason Grolnick to director of sales and hired Evan Guiliani as director of foodservice sales and new business development.

Retail expert Dick Spezzano has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Center for Growing Talent’s Jay Pack Cultivating our Future Award.

The Produce Marketing Association’s Center for Growing Talent is honoring Frieda Rapaport Caplan with the 2019 Women’s Catalyst Award.