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Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Walt Duflock as vice president of Innovation, to focus on accelerating ag-tech for association members.

Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms has secured more than $100 million in funding to support expansion plans.

NSF International has named Jennifer McEntire as the Food Safety Leadership Award recipient.

Contract sanitation provider PSSI, Kieler, Wis., has hired Emily Weaver as chief financial officer.

Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce highlighted new branding and updated graphics on its packaging at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Packaging supplier Sev-Rend, Collinsville, Ill., highlighted its new Bio-Able Solutions line of products at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit Expo.

Spring Valley Fruits, Pharr, Texas, highlighted a new eco-friendly clamshell for guava at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Don’t you wish you could put everything you need in a snack – convenience, flavor, and health – into one easy package? Well, now you don’t have to thanks to my friends at Sunsweet®.

The 2019-20 California citrus season was one for the books.

A molecular geneticist has discovered a novel class of antimicrobial peptide which may help to treat the dreaded citrus greening disease that poses a threat to California’s citrus industry.