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Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., is using a back-to-school sweepstakes to lighten up the transition more fun this year.

California Giant Berry Farms has hired Alan Ediger as vice president of sales and Jay Brown as chief financial officer.

Side Delights has meal solutions for families who choose not to travel during the holiday season.

Wherever the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit is, you can find Mastronardi Produce on the expo floor.

One hundred employees of Ball’s Food Stores, Kansas City, Kan., have been certified by the American National Standards Institute and the Conference for Food Protection.

GoodLeaf’s 45,000 square-foot Guelph, Ontario, facility is now fully functional.

Sunbury, Pa.-based Weis Markets has made significant price reductions on apples, potatoes, bagged salads, tomatoes-on-the-vine and more as part of its Low, Low Price program.

Mango and avocado distributor Fresh Directions International, Miami, has hired Andy Garces for the new position of sales and marketing manager.

Harvest for this year’s crop of Sunions, marketed as the tearless sweet onions, is over, and the onions are undergoing a curing process.

(UPDATED) Avocado company Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has filed for an initial public offering, with plans to use the symbol “AVO” on the NASDAQ.