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Meal kit company Chef’d has gone out of business.

Produce industry organizations commended suppliers July 9 for coming together to protest the new 90-day payment policy Kroger intended to implement across its business.

Staff writer Ashley Nickle discusses the details of the new Kroger payment policy and the Supervalu takeover bid.

Potatoes USA has hired Kayla Dome as global marketing manager for the group’s retail sector.

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association has completed its Fresh Asparagus Category Statistics and Trends document.

Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, Calif., has hired Don Klusendorf as executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Pistachio and almond grower-processor Nichols Farms, Hanford, Calif., is expanding its marketing and sales due to increased supply and demand, and has hired two people in marketing and retail sales.

People magazine has listed Wegmans at No. 11 on its annual 50 Companies That Care ranking.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an outbreak of Salmonella Adelaide linked to fresh-cut melons distributed by Caito Foods LLC is over, but health officials were unable to find a common source.

Ashley Nickle, staff writer for The Packer, has been promoted to editor of sister publication Produce Retailer, and retail editor of The Packer.