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Procacci Bros., Philadelphia, is celebrating its 70-year anniversary.
Organically Grown Co.’s David Lively has been re-appointed to the Organic Trade Association’s board of directors.
Brighter Bites Executive Director Sam Newman is scheduled to be the Dallas Fresh Food Association’s next luncheon speaker.
Sakata Seed America is raising awareness about the American Heart Association’s need for funds.
Crop One Holdings, whose vertical farms company FreshBox Farms grows leafy greens, has added executives from The Giorgi Cos. Inc., parent of mushroom grower Giorgio Fresh, to its advisory board.
NNZ USA, Atlanta, has hired four former Giro Pack Inc. employees who have experience in tubular net and film packaging, Giro Pack’s signature products.
Josh Mitchell has been hired as vice president of business development and sales at Inteligistics.
On Shelf Marketing Group, aka OSMG, has hired Woody Norris as executive vice president of business development.
Samuel Strock, long-time president of Chelsea, Mass.-based S. Strock & Co., died Dec. 5.
Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been elected to a third consecutive one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority.
Shuman Produce, grower-shipper of Vidalias and other onions year-round, is rebranding, with a new trade name of Shuman Farms, and has numerous personnel changes, primarily in sales and marketing.
Stu Monaghan, whose 30 years in the produce industry was focused on sales and management roles in the southeast, died Feb. 26. He was 52.
Earl’s Organic Produce, San Francisco, has added Shannon Waldron to its buying team.
Wenatchee, Wash-based Keyes Packaging Group has hired Suzanne Wolter as vice president of sales and marketing.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for eight consecutive years.
Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, has hired Anthony Leombruno as retail sales associate.
After more than 15 years with Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc., Emanuel Lazopoulos plans to retire in April.
The Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for the 18th year in a row.
Bonduelle Fresh Americas, formerly Ready Pac Foods, has hired Monica Johnson as general counsel to its executive committee.
Greenhouse company Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, for the 10th time.
Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner whose two-year tenure has included oversight of recent romaine outbreaks and implementation of many Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, has resigned.
Integrated Fresh Solutions, Swedesboro, N.J., has promoted Bob Harper to chief operating officer of Integrated Fresh Solutions (IFS) companies.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., has hired Kate Brooks as vice president of sales-East.
David and Jean Warren, founders of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Central American Produce Inc., have died.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., has hired Phil Abreo as vice president of sales-West.
The Grower-Shipper Association Foundation, Salinas, Calif., has added Ag Against Hunger to its portfolio of programs it advances by informing the public about the positive effects and economic value of agriculture in the region.
Kim St George has joined Renaissance Food Group, Rancho Cordova, Calif., as vice president of business development.
Flavor Tree Fruit Co. LLC, Hanford, Calif., has promoted Amanda Vietti to a sales position.
Fred Berry, senior account manager of Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., plans to retire.
Brendan Kline has joined the Organic Harvest Network as a sales associate.