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Talayote Group Inc., has been Endorsed. Kreyol Passion, Raspberry Hill Farm, Sam Bender, Schantz Orchards and Vaccaro & Sons Produce are new companies to the Market. Combs Wholesale Produce Company & others have updates.

Hazel Technologies, Chicago, has hired Martin Roeder as its Latin America sales manager.

The Alliance for Food and Farming has long advocated for the produce industry in spreading the word about the healthy attributes of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The International Mango Organization and International Pineapple Organization hired Patrick Kelly as the director of innovation, a new role for both groups.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., Summerland, British Columbia, used the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit to share the company’s latest developments.

Grants totaling more than $40 million have been awarded to programs to give food stamp consumers incentives to eat more fruits and vegetables.

Georgia Blueberry Growers Association, Philip Hoover, Prisma Produce & Distribution, Prospect Valley Acres, and SolanBranch are new companies to the Market. Direct Advantage LLC, Rancho Del Sol and other have changes.

Produce Packaging Inc., and Sandifer Farms LLC have had USDA operational updates. Gotham Greens Baltimore LLC, Liane LLC, Morris Organic Farm, Sena Foods LLC and Viva Farms are new firms to the Market and Updates.

Processor Missa Bay LLC has recalled more than three dozen salad products with romaine as investigators search for a cause of an eight-state E. coli outbreak with 17 cases.

Year-over-year retail food price increases continue to be tame and more of the same is expected for 2020.