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El Mechudo Produce, Importadora Y Exportadora Nevada Inc., Mondragon Garcia, Tech Smart Farm Corporation, and Zion Market are new companies to the Market. Aloha Organic Fruit, Lam’s Foods Inc. and others have updates.

Accardi Foods, Acme Food Sales Inc., Giunta’s Warehouse Inc., Jayde’s Market, and OEX Markets are new companies to the Market. Advance Transportation Systems, Inc., Baggott Farms, and others have updates.

UPDATED: Caito Foods LLC, Indianapolis, plans to close its fresh-cut facility and discontinue those products.

The new Cosmic Crisp apple, which is finishing its first commercial season, is featured on the March cover of Prevention Magazine.

The Coastal Cos., Laurel, Md., has acquired Lancaster Foods, a Jessup, Md.-based retail produce distributor and fresh-cut processor.

Food Rite - Newbern and Ramey’s are new Retailers to the Market. Blue Hill Berry Co., Gander Gardens, Godlewsky Farms, Gromaine LLC, Old Hook Farm Inc., and Pokey Creek Farm have changes.

Dude, where is my grocery store?

The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.

Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling H-E-B brand Tuscan Herb Salad Kits shipped to stores in Texas because of possible undeclared allergens.

Cut fruit programs have tremendous potential — but what I see all too often isn’t quite what retailers had in mind for this concept.