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Part 2 of Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Hazel Technologies Inc., on finalizing a $70 million Series C financing round.
Shelly Hoffheins has joined the JOH Mid-Atlantic team as an Account Executive/Account Manager.
Charlotte Vick is an owning partner with parents Jerome and Diane Vick and brother Linwood Vick of Wilson, N.C.-based Vick Family Farms, which grows a variety of crops, including sweet potatoes, on more than 8,000 acres.
Michele Youngquist’s approach to leading the business at Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Bay Baby Produce centers around taking care of her customers and taking care of her employees.
Brittany Lee is a prime example of someone entrenched in the produce industry far beyond her own family business.
Calvin Tribiano, a longtime sales executive at Vancouver, British Columbia-based The Oppenheimer Group, passed away on May 6 after a brief illness.
Salinas Valley legacy grower shipper, Tanimura & Antle, has announced the return of fourth generation family member, Brian Antle, as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Sales.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
This week’s episode of Packer Insight focuses on the honorees of the annual Women in Produce special section that features influential industry leaders.
Greg Yielding spent more than a dozen years in the world of rice. Now, after coming to the National Onion Association as executive vice president in 2019, he is becoming familiar with the world of onions.
Aidan Mouat, CEO and co-founder of Hazel Technologies Inc., on finalizing a $70 million Series C financing round, which will bring the company’s cumulative total raised to over $87 million.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke with Amanda Griffin, vice president of education and program management for the United Fresh Produce Association about the association’s Reimagine Conversations programming in June.
Part two of Tom Karst’s interview with Amanda Griffin, vice president of education and program management for the United Fresh Produce Association about the association’s Reimagine Conversations programming in June.
Welcome to The Packer’s Fresh Take, a new column featuring advice and inspiration from leaders and innovators in the produce industry, in their own words.
Village Farms Greenhouse Grown is pleased to announce Eric Janke has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, effective June 1, 2021.
NEW YORK STATE — Some people work tirelessly for their region’s produce industry and are well-respected for it, but it isn’t until they’re gone that others realize their impact.
Chelsea McClarty Ketelsen, Vice President, HMC Farms will be showing a day in the life in her world of farming when we give her the “keys” to the Alliance for Food and Farming Instagram account.
Dean Croke, Boston-based principal analyst for DAT Solutions, speaks about the unprecedented truck rate increases the industry has seen far, and what may be around the corner.
Part 2 of The Packer’s conversation with Dean Croke, Boston-based principal analyst for DAT Solutions, about the unprecedented truck rate increases the industry has seen far, and what may be around the corner.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation has announced its 2021 scholarship recipients.
The National Mango Board welcomes Cindy Swanberg Schwing as its newest Retail Account Manager handling the West Coast region.
Fresh Innovations California, LLC has hired Greg Taylor as their new Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing, and Innovation.
Yakima, Wash.-based Kwik Lok Corp. has hired Maggie Brown for the newly created position of director of global supply.
Norway-based technology company TOMRA Systems ASA has said that Tove Andersen will take over from current president and CEO Stefan Ranstrand by Nov. 1.
Rockingham, Va.-based Shenandoah Growers Inc. hired Tessa Pocock as chief science officer following the transition of Robert Hoffman to chief science officer emiritus.
Jon Kiley, with over 20 years of organic produce sales experience, joined Awe Sum Organics last year, the leading importer of Peruvian organic table grapes.
Salinas, Calif.-based PlantTape®, an automated transplanting system, announced today the promotion of Lance Portman to President and Hunter Smith to Vice President of Agriculture & Sales.
Mission, Texas-based Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) has formed a new networking group called Y-TIPA.
Brent Lunn, vice president of sales at Mother Raw, has a few tips and tricks to successfully navigate a successful produce expo.
Bard Valley Natural Delights announces the expansion of its team with two new hires and two internal promotions which will support the ongoing growth of the Medjool date category and Natural Delights brand.