Produce Retail
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.
Dole is honoring fictional and real female superheros with a promotion centering on Captain Marvel and her alter-ego Carol Danvers.
Monterey Mushrooms, Watsonville, Calif., will showcase its Let’s Blend line of finely diced mushrooms at the Southeast Produce Council’s 2019 Southern Exposure expo.
Arctic ApBitz dried apple snacks are available through Amazon again, with a new variety.
Los Angeles-based Coast Produce Co. has been awarded a contract to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to military commissaries in the Western U.S.
Bert Boyd, who sold and marketed grapes for Pretty Lady Vineyards, McFarland, Calif., has died. He was 67.
San Francisco-based Fresh Solutions Network is positioning its Side Delights fresh potato brand in the trending “food as medicine” and plant-based menu movement.
Village Farms is adding Heavenly Villagio Marzano and Maverick Mix tomatoes to its organic offerings.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition.
Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, Mich., has hired Brian Coates as director of business development.
A Produce Outlook Roundtable Luncheon will kick off the United Fresh Produce Association’s 2019 Convention & Expo.
MONTREAL — The Canadian Produce Marketing Association brought Bernadette Hamel back from a retirement trip to Florida to honor her with the CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award.
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 Produce for Better Health Foundation has chosen the companies and individuals whose support of the Fruit & Veggies — More Matters brand to increase consumption in 2018 warrants special recognition.
Renaissance Food Group’s senior vice president of sales, Phil Fendyan, plans to retire in April after more than 15 years with the company.
With more than 300 exhibitors and a strong international presence, the 2019 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention delivered for attendees.
I was doing some spring cleaning when Russ T. Blade emerged from behind some folders. “Rusty,” as readers know is the miniature imaginary produce manager who occasionally drops in to talk shop.
Good Foods, Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has hired Jay Guzman as key account manager.
The National Mango Board, Orlando, Fla., is offering display bins to U.S. mango shippers on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sesame Street characters could start popping up in convenience stores across the nation as part of the Eat Brighter! campaign.
Amazon has cut Whole Foods prices again, this time with a focus on fresh produce.
Viva Fresh Produce Expo attendees can tour the San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market
The Star Group of Companies, Saskatoon, Saskatchewon, is pledging to reduce plastic use, following a number of steps it has taken towards that goal.
If only we could read what our produce customers are really thinking.
CMI Orchards will join Stemilt Growers as the exclusive marketers of Skylar Rae brand cherries when they become available in mid-June.
As the Washington cherry harvest nears, Chelan Fresh has new packaging for its conventional and organic cherries.