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(UPDATED Nov. 21) Federal agencies are investigating Hepatitis A cases in three states that are “potentially linked” to fresh blackberries bought at Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets stores in three states in September.

Fowler Fruit Growers Cooperative, Kings Produce Ltd., KP Distribution LLC, Rodichoks Farm and Savidge Farms are new firms to the Market. Ben E Keith Mid-South Division, Chula Fresh Farms LLC and other have updates.

Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is opening offices in Mexico, the Netherlands and Peru.

Robinson Fresh is taking the guesswork out of choosing avocados that will be ripe throughout the week with a four-pack of fruit at different stages of ripeness.

Brookshire Grocery Company, Jimmy’s Fresh Air Galaxy, and LynOaken Farms are new companies to the Market. El Metate Foods Inc., Fruits From Chile, Oakhill Organics LLC, Vertical Foods LLC and other have updates.

When it came time for judges for the 2019 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award to choose a Platinum winner, they found it easy to pronounce “Fyffes.”

A promotional campaign for Chilean fruit called the “Super Fruit Bowl” is lining up with the National Football League’s Super Bowl.

Green Top Grocery and Kesler’s Market are new companies to the Market. Aloha Organic Fruit, Citrus Produce LLC, Commercial Lynks, Inc., First Place Foods LLC, Patriot Foods Inc. and others have updates.

Joolies, a new brand of organic California medjool dates, is making the jump from online sales to Whole Foods stores in California and Nevada.

Youth entrepreneurship group Lemonade Day and citrus supplier Limoneira Company have established a two-year charitable licensing agreement.