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C&C Produce celebrated its 25th anniversary with about 500 suppliers, customers, transportation partners and employees May 4 at its Kansas City headquarters.

Maglio Companies is buying out its former partner, Boston Fresh LLC.

Montreal-based Courchesne Larose Ltd. has taken a minority stake in Montreal-based J.B. Laverdure Inc.

Lancaster, Pa.-based Kegel’s Produce will host an open house on Oct. 17 to celebrate its 70th anniversary in business.

Montreal-based fresh produce distributor Courchesne Larose is planning 100 days of activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Manfredi Cold Storage has expanded its Kennett Square, Pa.-based facility by 70,000 square feet with a Steel King drive-in rack system.

Philadelphia specialty wholesaler John Vena Inc. has hired Joe Killian to focus on the company’s business development in the retail sector.

Ravenna, Ohio-based Sirna & Sons Produce has finished a big expansion of their operation, including a fresh-cut produce processing facility.

Incorporating a weighing device into forklifts is a good way for warehouse operations to save time and money compared with using a traditional floor scale, according to Fairbanks Scales.

The changing role of wholesalers and distributors of organic produce will be the focus of the first of six educational sessions at the Organic Produce Summit.