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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.
The New York Apple Association has promoted Cailin Kowalewski to account manager.
Four New Jersey counties are represented in the 2019-20 State FFA officer team that was elected as part of the 90th Annual State FFA Convention, concluding May 24 at Monmouth University.
Western Growers Insurance Services has hired Natalie Berend as senior director of commercial lines.
Coastline Family Farms, Salinas, Calif., has hired Ryan Laughton as vice president of crop production and grower relations.
The Donio family of New Jersey has received the same national honor that Frank Sinatra, Tommy Lasorda and Tony Bennett have accepted.
Syngenta has appointed Chris Davison as head of business sustainability for North America.
Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Peak of the Market has hired David Busby team as director of business development.
George Galloway, the senior account manager for Pretty Lady Vineyards for 15 years, is retiring after four decades in the industry.