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Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) and affiliates Brandt’s Fruit Trees and Pink Lady America, have a revamped website.

Fresh-Link Produce LLC has hired Randy Bolhuis to open an office in Hamilton, Mich., where he will be the sales agent for Sandy View Farms.

Jim Cranney has been elected chairman of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance.

PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.

Consumers have reported increased purchases of ready-to-eat convenience foods over the last decade, a new survey reports.

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as chief production officer.

Lisa Fuentes is the new director of food safety and quality assurance at Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif.

The apple category performed well in January, according to the latest Fruit Tracker Fast Fact video from Stemilt Growers.

Offshore demand for U.S. potatoes continues to trend upward, marketers say.

LOW COST always has been an ally to potato sales in foodservice, but marketers say spuds also serve as stabilizers for menus.