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Things are sweet for the start of the SweeTango apple season.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Summerland, British Columbia, has hired Bob Wilkinson as director of sales.

Avocados From Mexico has established Avo University, a free online guide with separate training for retailers/wholesalers and foodservice personnel.

GrubMarket, San Francisco, has entered a new market — Texas — with yet another purchase of a fresh produce distributor.

LGS Specialty Sales, New Rochelle, N.Y., is sponsoring a consumer contest, One Step at a Time, to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage consumers to take steps toward better health.

Church Brothers Farms has four new value-added fresh-cut items under a new line called Ready Sides.

As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.

Data-driven marketing can help blueberries land in shopping carts more often.

West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a new segment in the Avo Effect campaign.

Growers Express LLC, Monterey, Calif., has promoted Kirk Wagner to chief operating officer.