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The NAPPM has named Mark Smith, general manager of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, as its Market Manager of the Year.

More than 200 industry professionals celebrated the impact of Healthy Family Project’s cause marketing programs at the annual Healthy Family Project reception at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure.

The new Retail Market Annual Report produced by OPMA shows that melons, cut fruit, kiwifruit, persimmon and pomegranate were key drivers of year-over-year sales growth in Ontario retail produce departments in 2021.

It’s easy for consumers to be overwhelmed by choice at the supermarket. Organic versus conventional adds yet another choice, and more shoppers are choosing organic fruit.

In an effort to help “nourish a nation in need,” Walt Dasher, vice president of G&R Farms, is donating $2,500 to World Central Kitchen on behalf of Ukrainian refugees.

Industry associations leading the Produce Traceability Initiative are calling for industry members to join the Enhancing Traceability Through Technology Working Group.

Grant applications are due in May for two USDA programs that promote local food.

On social media, you don’t have to continually create amazing new posts for your company every day to stay relevant and at the top of your target audience’s news feeds.

Bill Bishop, chief architect and cofounder of Brick Meets Click, has retired effective immediately because of “serious, ongoing health challenges.”

Shoppers are making decisions based on what they read rather than what they can touch, said Ray Connelly, vice president of supplier strategy at Los Gatos, Calif.-based Procurant.