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Frank Capone, who spent some of his 30 years at Dominick’s Finer Foods as a buyer of imported produce in Nogales, Ariz., has died.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that two Randsland brand kale products because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Avocavi Produce LLC, Najib Inc., Sheer Logistics, SV Fresh Avocados, and Wholesome Line LLC are new companies to the Market. The Ruby Company, Braddy Farms Inc., Fudi Food Corp., and more have updates.

Benny Produce Inc., KC Produce & Food Services LLC, and Produce Tech Giants are new companies to the Market. Fare Foods Corp., FreshPoint Southern California, Green River Farms & Lester’s Produce Co Inc., have updates.

Los Angeles-based Vision Produce Company is now offering a “ripe and ready” mango program following the protocol established by the National Mango Board.

Church Hill Farms and Logistics sanctioned by the USDA. Artisan Produce LLC, Benny Produce Inc., Bottomline Wholesale of NY, Fruits Tress Inc., and Produce N More Inc. are new companies to the Market, plus more.

BOSTON — The foundations of commodity business are crumbling, Steve Lutz told a packed room at the New England Produce Council’s Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo in Boston.

Management and employees at Vineland, N.J.-based F&S Produce Co. Inc. are recovering today from a fire on Tuesday at the west end of its Rosenhayn processing plant in South New Jersey.

There is no disputing that e-commerce sales of groceries are expanding, but one supply chain consultant says retailers face several challenges as click-and-collect and home delivery sales expand.

Indoor farming company Fifth Season plans to open a 60,000-square-foot vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., a former steel town near Pittsburgh.