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Changes are happening at Gold Coast Packing.
Jeff Walker, long-time Houston, Texas-based sales manager for The Oppenheimer Group, will hang up his hat at the end of the month.
John Famini accepted a promotion to director of sales at Interfresh Inc.’s Los Angeles distribution center.
Part 2 of The Packer’s interview with Cary Hoffman, owner of MountainKing Potatoes and Schoenmann Produce.
New Georgetown University leadership program to be led by food industry thought leader Hank Cardello
The Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is launching a new industry leadership initiative.
Mission Produce, Inc. announced that its founder, president, and CEO Steve Barnard was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Greater Los Angeles Award finalist.
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Ten Acre Marketing has hired United Fresh Produce Association executive Mary Coppola Heslep.
Salinas, Calif.-based Pacific Valley Bank (PVB) is pleased to announce that Teresa Matsui has joined its Board of Directors.
Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization for growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, welcomes David Cea as its new workforce development specialist.
The National Potato Council today welcomed Ethan Keller to serve as the organization’s Program Coordinator.
Yakima, Wash.-based Kwik Lok Corp. has added Microsoft principal project manager Jeff Mendenhall to its board of directors.
Potandon welcomes Darin to his role as CFO of our company. Darin will be a key part of our Senior Management team as we move Potandon towards an even more significant role in the fresh produce sector.
2021 Global Organic Produce Expo is only a few weeks away and Sharon Robb, national marketing manager of North Bay Produce, has a few tips and tricks to successfully navigate an expo.
Seven Seas, a division of the Tom Lange Family of Companies, is proud to welcome third-generation grower, Bill Hammerstrom, as Manager of Sales for their California citrus office.
At Healthy Family Project, Tracy Shaw will oversee content strategy, website search engine optimization, digital partnerships and email marketing.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas has hired Andrea Ortega as communications coordinator.
John Chamberlain, who has been with Limoneira Co. since 2005, has retired as vice president of marketing.
Call him a disruptor in the food industry.
Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario, has hired Robert Van Der Geest as general manager of its Mexican operations.
After almost half a century, Mary Ellen Burris has retired from Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets as senior vice president of consumer affairs.
Berry company Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., has hired Brian Deese at director of blueberry grower relations.
Markon Cooperative, Salinas, Calif., has hired Kate Burr as food safety director.
Seven produce industry representatives have been named to the Agriculture Trade Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., has promoted Greg Sweet to chief operating officer, a new position for the company.
To identify and prepare the next generation of Western Growers members for positions of leadership within the Western fresh produce industry, WG has inaugurated the sixth class of the Future Volunteer Leaders Program.
The California Walnut Board has hired Josh Rahm as director of technical and regulatory affairs.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager.
Justin Machell has been promoted to CEO of Highland Ag Solutions LLC, Mulberry, Fla.
Indoor grower BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has promoted Jackie Hawkins to director of food safety and quality.
Fresh-Link Produce has hired Bob Ritchart, who has been in the produce industry for 25 year, as general manager of the company’s Eastern division.