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Stop & Shop president Mark McGowan has elected to leave the company, and Giant Food president Gordon Reid will succeed him.

You’ve heard of razor-thin margins? That’s the grocery business.

BitCorp, Buell’s Orchard, and Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative are new companies to the Market. ALK Trading Corp., Cervenka Farms, Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., MIXTEC Group have updated company profiles.

Ensenada Best Produce LLC, Fidelity Melon and Silo Technologies are new companies to the Market. M. Levin and Company Inc., Sobeys West and Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc have been endorsed.

Dole is offering “Dad-friendly” recipes for Father’s Day in a tie-in with Disney’s “The Lion King.”

AvoGanic, Cascade Cherry Growers Inc., Hamptons Delivery Corp., Lego Trade & Brokerage LLC, Patriot Foods Inc., are new companies to the Market. Agritrade Farms LLC and De Martino Specialty Produce have updates.

The Packer’s editor Tom Karst visits with Mike Mauti about his upcoming web June 19 seminar for Produce Market Guide called “Red, White and Boom.”

Duda Farm Fresh Foods, through its Dandy brand, is partnering with Good Foods for the Good & Dandy Sweepstakes, giving consumers the chance to win a Weber grill and other prizes.

Albas Citrus, Colorado Fast Food Products LLC and Fresh By Nature Inc. are new companies to the Market. Sweet Seasons LLC has been Endorsed. Marjaba Import & Export Corp and Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET® have updates.

Vidalia onion grower-shipper G&R Farms, through its Growing America’s Farmers program, is supporting agriculture education with a promotion at Chicago Jewel-Osco stores.