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As the company looks to grow their value-added product offerings and strategic partnerships, Potandon Produce L.L.C., has announced a new addition to its sales team in a newly created position for Sean Davenport.

The value of U.S. apple exports fell 11% in 2020, but government trade statistics show that orange exports increased in value by 8%.

During the virtual Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Annie Miller noticed her young neighbors had food delivered daily amid the winter snowfall in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

U.S. imports of blueberries are in the clear.

Now available from Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms is a new foodservice pack of the company’s Little Gem lettuce, marketed under the SweetHearts brand.

As the trend has shown for the past 11 months – things are a little different this year – and Viva Fresh’s Aggies for Fresh is no exception.

Wayne, Pa.-based Tekni-Plex has added Rodolfo Haenni as vice president for market and strategy development for food and beverage packaging.

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms has hired several executives from companies such as Google, Earthbound Farm, PepsiCo, Kraft, Campbell’s Soup Co. and Tata Consumer Products.

The saying goes that “you can’t test your way to food safety,” but the FDA thinks testing romaine samples for pathogens might help it solve the riddle of what causes E. coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens.