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With GrubAssist AI’s latest updates, companies can now harness AI without changing the way they work, empowering employees to engage naturally and receive precise, AI-powered insights, says GrubMarket.

The Sunrise, Fla.-based company says the new website offers an intuitive experience for retail, foodservice and wholesale partners.

FirstFruits Farms says the promotion of Lon Hudson strengthens the company’s multiregional strategy.

HarvestHold Fresh uses a humidity-activated delivery system to gradually release 1-methylcyclopropene that slows the aging process while preserving the natural ripening rhythm of produce, says Verdant Technologies.

Fourth-generation family farm operator Loren Estad and potato pathology research specialist Dean Peterson were recently honored by the organization.

China retaliated swiftly on Tuesday with 10% to 15% retaliatory levies impacting $21 billion worth of U.S. agricultural and food products, moving the world’s top two economies a step closer toward an all-out trade war.

Susan Morris will become CEO following the retirement of Vivek Sankaran, effective May 1.

Tom Hughes Sr. established and grew a company that had become one of Canada’s largest potato distributors by the time he retired in the mid-1980s.

The council is also accepting nominations for positions in the 2026-2028 term.