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SunWest Fruit Co., Parlier, Calif., has promoted Brett Britz to vice president of sales and marketing.
Former National Football League player Hines Ward will be the keynote speaker at The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s Expo.
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has promoted Kathy Sullivan to senior vice president of its Specialty and Alternate Channel.
BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., has hired Steve Campione as chief financial officer.
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as chief production officer.
Lisa Fuentes is the new director of food safety and quality assurance at Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif.
Bert Boyd, who sold and marketed grapes for Pretty Lady Vineyards, McFarland, Calif., has died. He was 67.
Janis McIntosh has been named director of marketing innovation and sustainability for Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms.
CCOF Certification Services, Santa Cruz, Calif., has promoted April Crittenden to chief certification officer.
The Eastern Produce Council celebrated its 53rd annual gala with a different format.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, has hired Kristyn Lawson as senior vice president of sales.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has new officers and board members.
J&J Family of Farms, Westlake, Fla., has promoted Clayton Amestoy to director of farming.
Renaissance Food Group’s senior vice president of sales, Phil Fendyan, plans to retire in April after more than 15 years with the company.
Allen Lund Co., has opened an office in Indianapolis, with Trent Roberts as manager.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Jay Guzman as key account manager.
The Urban School Food Alliance has named Katie Wilson as its first executive director.
Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., has promoted Reiley Johnstone in its sales department and Janet Torres in logistics.
The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has promoted Wendy Adan to manager of the company’s San Francisco office.
Brian Jenny has joined BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., as vice president of sales.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association has announced the members of its ninth Emerging Leader Development Program class.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International has added to its operations department, according to marketing specialist Danielle Loustalot.
Kansas City, Kan.-based wholesaler Liberty Fruit Co. hired a new CEO. John McClelland starts May 14.
Schmieding Produce has hired Dave Yeager as senior vice president of business development.
Index Fresh has hired Abdoulie Jobe in the new position of logistics manager.
Ocean Mist is expanding its organic acreage, and has hired Dan Solomon as organic production manager.
The fifth Tour de Fresh has raised $147,000, which will pay for at least 46 salad bars in schools.
The Packer, a Farm Journal Media publication, is expanding its editorial strength on the East Coast with Amy Sowder as Northeast Editor.
Shelli Hendricks is the new director of education at the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF).