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Produce industry veteran joins FreshPro Foods
Produce industry veteran Victor Savanello has joined FreshPro Foods as vice president of merchandising, sales and business development. Savanello h... continue reading »
Nonprofit certification organization EFI adds new employees
Nonprofit certification and skill-building organization Equitable Food Initiative has added two new employees. Joining EFI are Gabriela Lopez-Barry... continue reading »
IFPA CEO Burns now co-chair of Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns has joined the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance as the advocacy organization's fourth co-chai... continue reading »
Fox Packaging names Doxey director of sales
Sales veteran Jen Doxey has joined Fox Packaging as director of sales, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the produce industry. Doxey, wh... continue reading »
IFPA recognizes innovation in produce leadership with annual awards
The International Fresh Produce Association has honored five retail executives helping to drive innovation. The winners of the annual Retail Merchant ... continue reading »
Equity firm Arbor Investments names industry veteran first COO
Arbor Investments, a private equity firm focused on acquiring companies in food, beverage and related industries, has named its first chief operating ... continue reading »
Industry veteran Bassetti dies at 83
Robert “Bob” Bassetti, owner of B&B Produce and an industry pioneer, died Sept. 15 at age 83. Bassetti began his produce career at R&B ... continue reading »
Industry veteran Dolan named president of DMB Packing
Produce industry veteran Jeff Dolan has been named president of DMB Packing. He will oversee all growing, packing and shipping of fresh market tomatoe... continue reading »
Jenkins Freshpac Systems names new general manager
New Zealand-based Jenkins Freshpac Systems, a leading supplier of produce labels and postharvest packaging and automation solutions, has named a new g... continue reading »
Duravant names industry veteran president of newly formed global group
Global engineered equipment and automation company Duravant has named an industrial automation veteran its president of a newly formed group designed ... continue reading »
