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Two-time NBA World Champion Danny “Green Ranger” Green of the Los Angeles Lakers has partnered with Blanc Vineyards, Delano Farms and Four Star Fruit to encourage children to live healthy lifestyles.

Chef’d LLC, Old West Export Inc., MLC Berries Inc., and Sandifer Farms LLC have been sanctioned by the USDA. Peri & Sons Farms Inc. and Richard Barrett Produce Co Inc. have been Endorsed. New companies and more!

Taylor Fresh Foods has purchased the assets of Club Chef, a Covington, Ky., fresh-cut processor owned by the Castellini Co.

Hydroponic greenhouse grower BrightFarms has partnered with Crosset Co., Independence, Ky., to distribute its products to more than 100 independent retailers in the Midwest.

Indoor farming company Fifth Season plans to open a 60,000-square-foot vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., a former steel town near Pittsburgh.

Curation Foods, Santa Maria, Calif., has introduced Yucatan Guacamole Squeeze, in a flexible squeeze pouch that has a one-way nozzle to keep air out and prolong freshness.

Canadian Fruit & Produce Co Inc. and Fresh Advancements Inc., have been Endorsed. Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, Defense Commissary Agency, and Honeycrisp Inc., are new to the Market & company updates.

The Produce for Better Health Foundation is bringing more than 20 retail dietitians to its 2019 Education2Action Retail Dietitian Event at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

Zespri is highlighting the new SunGold kiwifruit clamshell at its Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit booth, and offering Kiwiritas and a chance to play S’KIWI ball.

The growers of Sunions tearless onions have quadrupled production this season.