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Indoor grower Plenty Unlimited Inc., which markets under the Plenty brand, has $140 million more to grow its business.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting that Suncrest Produce is not restricted from operating in the industry.

NatureSweet has added Kevin Murphy and Dan Burdett to its board of directors.

Bloomfield, N.Y.-based Terphane, a polyester films manufacturing company, is showcasing three solutions for produce companies at the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit.

Instead of pining for the “good old days” before the COVID-19 , Cathy Burns invited the industry to a “new extraordinary” in her state of the industry address at the PMA Fresh Summit Oct. 13.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has launched a website, lettuceinfo.org, as the ultimate resource on “everything you need to know about lettuce and leafy greens.”

Manny Wong, owner and president of Fullei Fresh, Miami, has been named the Minority-Owned Small Business Person of Year for South Florida by the Small Business Administration.

The Equitable Food Initiative has hired Karla Cook as certification manager.

Find out what you missed on the second day of PMA Fresh Summit 2020’s whirlwind of virtual events, or learn about The Packer’s take on it.

Driscoll’s and indoor vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. have announced a joint development agreement to grow Driscoll’s proprietary strawberries year-round in Plenty’s vertical indoor farms.