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Los Angeles-based Progressive Produce has hired Howard Nager as vice president of business development and marketing.

Honeybear Brands, Elgin, Minn., has hired Craig Arneson as business development director.

Peaches and apples dominate Colorado’s summer fruit deal, and the harvests appeared to be on time this year, grower-shippers said.

The POM Group of Mississauga Ontario has announced the release of a new line of fresh pomegranate arils, under the Royal brand.

The 2019 United Fresh Washington Conference will feature several new elements on its agenda.

Ken Martin, who left a short career as a funeral director and mortician in Missouri to manage what became one of the Rio Grande Valley’s major citrus operations, has died.

The 2019 U.S. cranberry crop is up 1% compared to 2018, according to a new crop forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno, has hired Courtney Razor as director of member services and communication.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visits Aug. 14 with Gerrit (Gert) Kema, professor and researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands about the recent discovery of Panama disease in Latin America.