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David Nelley has joined Apeel Sciences as vice president of domestic buyer relations.
Del Rey Avocado, Fallbrook, Calif., has hired Brent Portell as operations manager as the company opens a new facility in Vista, Calif.
John G. Giumarra Jr., whose legal expertise helped guide not only the family business, but aided in greater grape exports for the overall California grape industry, has died.
River Fresh Farms, Salinas, Calif., has hired David Martinez as senior vice president of business development.
Ocean Mist Farms has promoted Katie Tossie to organic product manager.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board has promoted Megan McKenna from director of foodservice to senior director of marketing and foodservice.
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, which markets under the Purity Organic brand, has hired Mike Rubidoux as sales manager.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA has appointed Scott Owens vice president of sales and product management.
PSSI has announced the promotion of Tom ‘Tiny’ Eckmann to its leadership team as vice president of operations.
Golden Sun Marketing has promoted Naba Bakar to director of marketing.
James Griffin, chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been recognized by a Florida business publication.
London Fruit Inc., Pharr, Texas, has hired Amanda Horney as a sales representative in the Midwest.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mark Wahlberg played him in the movie, “Invincible.” Nobody got past this fan-turned-wide NFL receiver, who captured the crowd at the Eastern Produce Council tailgate event.
The Produce Marketing Association will honor Rich Dachman and Vic Smith with leadership awards at Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif.
A University of Florida Extension agent for almost four decades whose work focused on citrus is being inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Leo Baribeau, who was president of Star Produce and active in the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, has died.
The Allen Lund Co. has promoted Michael Patrick to director of business intelligence and analytics.
The halo of leadership for Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus is changing.
C.H. Robinson, Eden Prairie, Minn., has promoted Michael Castagnetto to president of Robinson Fresh.
Max Teplitski, whose most recent position was in food safety and nutrition at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, is the Produce Marketing Association’s chief science officer.
Nicolas Tinel is the new CEO of Hazera Seeds, based in the Netherlands and Israel.
Pelion, S.C.-based leafy green marketer WP Rawl has again helped to honor military heroes by participating in the Wreaths Across Americas’ Honor Fleet.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council, Redwood Shores, Calif.
Lake Country, British Columbia-based Jealous Fruits, a cherry grower, has hired Doug Sankey in a sales role.
It always made the most sense to me that a woman sales person, buyer or retailer, chef or wholesaler would think like a consumer. And what a competitive edge that would be.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association and Toronto Wholesalers Produce Association are delivering 250 boxes with fresh produce to an isolated First Nation Community.
Westborough, Mass.-based BJ’s Wholesale Club has given a $50,000 donation to Forgotten Harvest, a Feeding America member food bank.
Love Beets USA, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has hired Rob Doolan as director of sales.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, has hired Jose Miguel Naranjo as logistics and operations assistant.
The Equitable Food Initiative has promoted Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo to workforce development specialist, a new position for the organization.