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Manny Wong, owner and president of Fullei Fresh, Miami, has been named the Minority-Owned Small Business Person of Year for South Florida by the Small Business Administration.

The Equitable Food Initiative has hired Karla Cook as certification manager.

Find out what you missed on the second day of PMA Fresh Summit 2020’s whirlwind of virtual events, or learn about The Packer’s take on it.

Driscoll’s and indoor vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. have announced a joint development agreement to grow Driscoll’s proprietary strawberries year-round in Plenty’s vertical indoor farms.

At the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit, North Shore Living Herbs + Greens hosted a Zoom video Oct. 15 on how to make craft cocktails with living herbs.

The NatureSweet virtual booth at Fresh Summit showcased D’Vines a cherry-on-the-vine offering that is the newest addition to the company’s lineup.

The Produce Marketing Association and Center for Growing Talent have announced the recipients of four annual awards honoring industry members during virtual Fresh Summit events..

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting applications for class two of its Produce Safety Immersion Program.

Woodland, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America has tabbed plant breeder Bill McCarthy as its new associate director of research and development.

Bee Sweet Citrus, Fowler, Calif., is ramping up California’s domestic harvest, including specialty citrus varieties.