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Aija Paolillo is the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension citrus agent for DeSoto, Hardee and Manatee counties.
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Trailblazer, activist, mentor and marketing genius are a few of the descriptors used to characterize produce industry icon Frieda Rapoport Caplan at a celebration of life Feb. 22.
Kyla Oberman has returned to berries, as California Giant’s director of marketing.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., has hired Michael Manson to manage the less than truckload (LTL) sales territory in the eastern region.
Nina Balducci, a pioneer of specialty foods retailing in New York City at Balducci’s, and part of the foundation of Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., has died.
Giro Pack Inc., Atlanta, has a territory account manager and a national technical service manager.
Tim York began working in the produce industry after college, without knowing he would never leave it.
Produce industry veteran Ron Dandrea, 57, died April 11.
Lipman Family Farms has promoted Marc Danner as general manager of protected agriculture, with the second anniversary of the company’s purchase of greenhouse grower Huron Produce.
Pacific Organic Produce has hired Delilah Romo as a commodity sales specialist.
Anthony Johnson has joined Hronis Inc., Delano, Calif., as a domestic sales associate.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., has added three people to its sales and marketing staff.
TQL has its eyes on expansion, adding a second building at its Cincinnati headquarters to accommodate nearly 600 anticipated hires over the next five years as it grows in the third-party logistics industry.
Ippolito International, Salinas, Calif., has hired Jason Grolnick as sales/commodity manager and Jon Kiley as director of value added/business development.
Washington State University professor and horticulturalist Kate Evans is the interim director of the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center.
Arable Capital Partners has hired Matt Reus as a vice president in the Bellevue, Wash., office.
Fox Packaging, McAllen, Texas, has hired Jasper Trujillo as business development manager.
Get Fresh Cos. of Las Vegas has completed an expansion of its processing division.
Industry veteran Steve Lutz plans to leave the Produce Marketing Association Aug. 2 to start his own marketing and communications company.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., has hired Ryan Meyer as sales finance manager.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation is challenging consumers to eat more produce during September, National Fruits and Veggies Month, and is giving advice on how to achieve that.
The National Mango Board has two new members and four returning members.
The United Fresh Produce Association is seeking nominations for the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wholesome has promoted Tina Federico to business development representative.
Matt Wells, director of field services of New York Apple Sales, Glenmont, N.Y., has been selected to participate in an intensive leadership development program for New York State’s food and agricultural industry.
Sam Burleson has joined Vidalia onion grower Bland Farms, Glenville, Ga., as vice president of sales and marketing in the Northeast U.S.
Sunkist Growers, Valencia, Calif., has promoted Jeff Gaston to managing director of North American sales and named other to regional sales positions.
Western Growers Insurance Services has hired Marlo Reininger as senior account manager.
Oakland, Calif.-based Paramount Export Co. is celebrating 80 years in business this year by participating in a big way with Tour de Fresh.
Gene Akins of Norfolk, Va.-based Catalytic Generators received the Florida Tomato Man of the Year recognition at the annual Florida Tomato Committee Conference.