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The burgeoning online delivery channel is leaving a considerable impact on packaging styles and materials, marketers say.

Pro*Act, Monterey, Calif., has hired H.O. “Chip” Walker III as president and CEO.

Amy Lowe, executive vice president for PSSI, Keller, Wis., died in a plane crash with her husband.

Lau Enterprise II Inc., Miami, has paid its debts in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act case, according to the U.S. Department Agriculture.

David Cain, founder of International Fruit Genetics and the table grape breeder of Cotton Candy and other unique varieties, has received the 2020 Wilder Medal from the American Pomological Society.

Tropical fruit shippers Seasons Farm Fresh and AMR Agro recently completed tests of Hazel Technologies products on their products during shipping and have reported successful results.

Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, has hired Jeffrey Schuch as regional sales manager in the Southeast Region.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas recently made another multi-million-dollar seizure of methamphetamine hidden in fresh produce, this time in mangoes.

Basciani Foods Inc., Avondale, Pa., which has been searching for a bag to protect and extend the shelf life of mushrooms for years, is now shipping foodservice packs in bags.

Consumers seem to have an affinity for organic avocados, and suppliers are doing their best to keep the organic pipeline flowing.