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One thing that irked me as a produce manager was when a clerk would say, “I’m going to take a break,” and their allotted 15 minutes dragged on and on.

The Produce Marketing Association has postponed its Fresh Connections Retail and Women’s Fresh Perspectives events due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

The New York State Apple Marketing Order advisory board is seeking proposals to make New York’s apple industry more competitive.

Anthony Marano Co has been Endorsed. Cherry Capital Foods, EV Produce International Inc., Illume Agriculture, and Sebastian Trade are new companies to the Market. Genpro Inc., Rene Produce LLC, and others have changes.

Landec Corp., parent company of Curation Foods Inc., is considering selling off the company’s vegetable trays and bagged vegetables.

The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, has a new advertising campaign, transforming the letters “C” and “A” in avocados to iconic representation of what the state has to offer.

Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., will be marketing and selling Stadelman Fruit’s produce.

Walmart has named Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., as its Produce Supplier of the Year.

Pero Family Farms Food Co. LLC., Delray Beach, Fla., has recalled a zucchini noodle product because it did not list egg and milk, which are classified as allergens, on the label.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Baldor BITE, an expo drawing more than 2,000 people, has been rescheduled for Sept. 9 because of increased concerns over the new coronavirus outbreak affecting the New York City metro area.