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CHICAGO — Jan Berk’s path can be divided into two main careers: media and agriculture.
The Allen Lund Co. has promoted Morgan Underwood to assistant manager of the company’s San Francisco office.
The Next Big Thing Growers’ Cooperative, Wenatchee, Wash., has hired Jennifer Parkhill as executive director.
Six founders of companies largely devoted to fresh produce made the cut in Business Insider’s Food 100 — placing them alongside world-renowned celebrities.
Somerset County farmer Debbie Norz and Burlington County farmer Paul Hlubik have joined the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture.
Ocean Mist Farms has hired Paul Scheid as vice president of production.
Jerry Havel, active in the produce industry right out of college and a veteran of the Nogales, Ariz., import business, has died.
The Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del., has appointed Richard Owen to vice president of membership and engagement for the Western U.S. and Canada.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Maria Nakasone as brand manager
LinkFresh Inc. has hired Bryan Barsness as vice president of sales for North America.
The Organic Trade Association is honoring Israel Morales Sr. of JV Farms Organics as its Organic Farmer of the Year.
Nick Dulcich got his start working on the family farm in McFarland, Calif. He still works there, but his job description and his perspective on the produce industry have evolved over the years.
When Landec Corp. acquired Guadalupe, Calif.-based Apio Inc. 20 years ago, Apio needed someone with experience in reverse mergers to help with the process.
If you’re familiar with Aidan Mouat and someone asks you who is the smartest person you know who is affiliated with the produce industry, he’s probably the one who comes to mind.
Raina Nelson wanted to become a doctor until she found a shortcut that enabled her to accomplish her goal of saving lives without spending years in medical school.
Ironically, Dick Peixoto, who owns Lakeside Organic Gardens, spent part of his childhood dragging spray hoses through apple orchards with his father, who worked for a fertilizer and pest control company.
At 38, Viraj Puri is aware he is a young, first-time CEO of an agriculture business type that the global, commercial-scale world of fresh produce has only begun to take seriously the past several years.
Twenty-two years ago, Bryant Ambelang was presented with an opportunity to create a business plan for a small tomato company in San Antonio.
Helping companies measure and expand their sustainability efforts is the career hyper-focus of Nikki Rodoni, founder and CEO of Measure to Improve LLC.
In the words of one industry ally, Mark Klompien is a true professional and the consummate industry insider.
Randy Riley started his career with fruits and vegetables as a produce clerk in a Kroger store.
Growing up in the Queens borough New York City, Andrew Marshall was little aware of the workings of the produce industry, such as the nearby sprawling Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx.
For Brian Miller, there was never any choice: He had to go into the produce business.
Growing up in apple country, Dan Davis found the tree fruit industry early in life — or perhaps the industry found him.
Marion Tabard was inspired to learn all she could about people at a young age, which has driven her passion for bettering the lives of others.
When Amanda Keefer started working odd jobs at age 12, she likely never envisioned working in the produce industry.
When Tom Brugato was about 9 years old, he and his dad would stop off at Pacific Coast Fruit Co. in Portland, Ore., to pick up a supply of produce for the Thriftmart grocery store his father managed.
Arable Capital Partners has hired Thomas Flies as an associate and Scarlett Caldwell as office manager in the Bellevue, Wash., office.
Elizabeth Nardi brings an enthusiasm for organic agriculture and for people to her role as CEO of Eugene, Ore.-based Organically Grown Co.
John Chamberlain has spent well over a decade creating connections that have raised the profile of lemons and raised the profile of Limoneira Co.