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In a Sept. 30 letter to Whole Foods Market employees published on the retailer’s website, Whole Foods Co-Founder and CEO John Mackey announced he will transition to retirement over the next year.

Taylor Farms announced the appointment of Joe Pezzini to the position of Senior Director of Agricultural Operations, effective October 11th, 2021.

While the majority of fresh produce is bought in-store, online shopping carts are filling up with more and more fresh produce too, but there’s a lot of room for improvement.

Dwight Ferguson will be the last Produce Marketing Association chairman — ever.

Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful, part of The Wondeful Co., launched a social media contest to support local bars impacted by COVID-19 pandemic closures.

My first Fresh Summit experience was in 2008 in Orlando, Fla. I had graduated from college five months before, joined The Packer six weeks before, and spent my 21st birthday working on our annual Fresh Summit preview.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Fresh Thyme Market has announced Jane Wilcox as the store director of the new store opening at City Foundry in St. Louis, Mo., later this year.

The best produce professionals maintain a certain level of humility and openness to learning and growing in the industry. One way to learn in small doses is on social media.

The results are in. The judges have decided. These are the winners in the 2021 Summer Produce Artist Award Series.

Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprouts Farmers Market will address how food and nutrients can ease anxiety and inflammation while supporting a healthy immune system in a live-streamed event with health experts.