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Nogales, Ariz.-based produce distributor and grower Divine Flavor has hired Patrick Cortes as its director of business development and strategic planning.

Bakersfield, Calif.-based International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG) is expanding its low-chill cherry program.

The milestone was achieved in fewer than two years.

Carrier Transicold’s new, engineless 40XR and 50XR truck refrigeration units elevate efficiency, reliability and sustainability, according to a news release.

U.S. declines in citrus production have diminished the country’s long-time status as a world leader in citrus market share, according to a new report from the American Farm Bureau Association.

The SF Market, San Francisco’s original wholesale produce market, has reached a historic milestone in recovering and donating seven million pounds of surplus produce.

Twenty percent of the fruit marketed by Domex Superfresh Growers is organic, and that percentage is on the way to 25%, says Cat Gipe-Stewart, director of marketing for the Yakima, Wash.-based marketer.

The new multi-year partnership will help provide 630,000 servings of fruits and vegetables to families across the country.

Produce managers are quintessential coaches, whose words and leadership choices can motivate crew members and elevate the performance of everyone on the team, says columnist Armand Lobato.

Canada-based sustainable packaging supplier CKF Inc. is partnering with Belmark Inc. to support a Canadian retail trial with blueberries supplied by The Fruitist.