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EASTERN WASHINGTON — For a company that took 21 years to release its first product to consumers, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. is moving rapidly with expansion plans.

Canadian retailer Sobeys Inc. has issued a recall for 19 fresh-cut and deli products containing broccoli due to possible listeria contamination.

Monterey Mushroom plans to highlight its Let’s Blend products at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Orlando by serving meatballs on the expo floor each day.

Retail consulting firm Brick Meets Click sees perishables as key to Amazon continuing to increase its share of online grocery spend.

Orora Packaging Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with Accu-Label.

Malena Produce, Nogales, Ariz., has signed a distribution agreement with International Greenhouse Produce S.A. de C.V. , Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Honeybear Brands is set for a big splash at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Oct. 19-20 in Orlando, Fla.

Just weeks after Schnuck Markets Inc. raised money for Hurricane Florence victims, the retailer is again collecting donations, for Hurricane Michael victims.

When a wildfire raged in Shasta and Trinity counties in Northern California, Raley’s customers pitched in with donations to the fire relief effort.

Dole Food Co. is releasing more Disney-themed recipes in celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday on Nov. 18.