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Following a positive test result in Michigan, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based grower recalled 224 cases of whole cantaloupe sold in retail supermarkets.

With sales of organic fruits and vegetables outpacing conventional, the company is focusing expanded organic marketing efforts on three specific consumer generations in strategic organic growth markets across the U.S.

Yakima, Wash.-based Washington Fruit Growers expects to market good volume of pears this year, said Dan Davis, director of business development.

Potatoes may be the No. 1 produce commodity the state’s growers ship, but a variety of other tasty fruits and vegetables emanate from Colorado each summer and early fall as well.

Danny Dumas will serve as senior vice president of sales, marketing and product management for North America.

Matthew Blair has been promoted to manage the fruit desk, with Justin Rowe set to oversee vegetable desk for the grocery retailer.

Novem said that, before the closing of the sale, it will lease the storage facility in British Columbia to help growers in the Okanagan Valley and prevent the loss of 25 million pounds of apples this season.

A new Circana report offers insights on how U.S. consumers are redefining dinnertime. The company’s industry adviser for consumer goods and foodservice spoke with The Packer about habits specific to produce.

The University of Florida said researchers created a Strawberry Advisory System to help growers better understand when to spray fungicides.

Steve Wright, who has retail experience at Tops Friendly Markets and Spartan stores, joins the company as vice president of sales.