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Norfolk, Va.-based Military Produce Group LLC, has been awarded a 24-month contract with the Defense Commissary Agency to supply fresh produce to commissaries in the Eastern U.S.

On Shelf Marketing Group, aka OSMG, has hired Woody Norris as executive vice president of business development.

Fresh apple shippers on Jan. 1 had almost 92 million bushels (42 pounds) in fresh and controlled-atmosphere storage, a 16% drop than at the same time in early 2018.

Shuman Produce, grower-shipper of Vidalias and other onions year-round, is rebranding, with a new trade name of Shuman Farms, and has numerous personnel changes, primarily in sales and marketing.

More than 10,000 shoppers voted for the 2019 Best New Product Awards, and the two fresh items on the list both belong to Aldi.

As “Captain Marvel” arrives in movie theaters March 8, Dole is celebrating off-screen female “superheroes” as well with its Powering the Hero Within campaign.

D’Arrigo Bros. of California is getting animated.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Whether shoppers prefer bulk or packaged fruits and vegetables often depends on age, gender and other factors, according to the newest Power of Produce report from the Food Marketing Institute.

The Produce Marketing Association is featuring former astronaut Jose Hernandez at a Fresh Connections: Mexico event.

Driscoll’s is seeing increases in its Baja California, Mexico, Fair Trade program, with a 14% hike in acreage in 2019 and a goal to have all production certified by the end of the year.