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After nearly 30 years at Western Growers, Hank Giclas is retiring.
Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has hired Stephanie Swatkow as director of marketing.
Kori Tuggle, whose industry experience goes back more than 20 years, has joined Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., as vice president of marketing and product development.
Fresh-cut fruit provider Fresh Innovations, Stockton, Calif., has a new CEO, Tim Stejskal.
Onions 52, Syracuse, Utah, has hired Clay Jones to its sales and business development team.
Potatoes USA is seeking nominations for 60 open board member seats for the 2020-24 term.
Danny Dumas, who has been with Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. for more than two decades, has left the company.
Equitable Food Initiative, Washington, D.C., has promoted Kenton Harmer to a new position at the organization, managing director.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Lionel Mendoza as vice president of business development and promoted Brittany Vetter to national director of sales — retail.
Revol Greens, Owatonna, Minn., has hired Mark Schulze as CEO, along with a number of other personnel additions, and has expanded its Minnesota greenhouse.
The U.S. Apple Association, Falls Church, Va., has hired Christopher Gerlach as director of industry analytics.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed 12 new members to the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
Asparagus company Farm Direct Supply has a new logo and website, the first step in a rebranding for the company.
Food safety and contract sanitation provider PSSI, Keller Wis., has promoted Ben Busch to vice president of information technology.
FreshXperts has added Dan Avakian to its group of produce industry consultants.
Dominique Amilien is the new CEO at seed company Vilmorin-Mikado.
Golden Sun Marketing, Mound Minn., has rebranded to GoldenSun Insights and introduced a redesigned website.
Braga Fresh, Soledad, Calif., has hired Colby Pereira as vice president of operations.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Summerland, British Columbia, has hired Muhammad Tahir as director of research and regulatory affairs.
John J. Jerue, who founded a logistics company that bears his name, died July 25, at his home in Auburndale, Fla., just days before his 95th birthday.
Renaissance Food Group, Rancho Cordova, Calif., has hired Edward Redd and Kate Brooks in executive sales roles.
Michael Walsh, a commodity manager at Seald Sweet, is retiring after more than four decades in the produce industry.
AC Brands has hired Evan Pence as vice president of international procurement.
Emanuel Lazopoulos has joined Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, Calif., as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has promoted Chris Drew to chief operations officer and Gladys Venezuela-Corzo to vice president of human resources.
Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, has hired Kevin Roberts to its sales team.
Mango and avocado distributor Fresh Directions International, Miami, has hired Andy Garces for the new position of sales and marketing manager.
The Texas International Produce Association is seeking participants for the send annual Clean Eating Challenge, set to start on Oct 1.
Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Susie Rea in sales and business development.
A tradition for the Eastern Produce Council, its annual golf outing, became much more this year for the organization, which typically has a calendar full of events.