personnel

Conveying equipment manufacturer PFI adds new team members

Conveying equipment manufacturer PFI has added two account managers and a field engineering supervisor. Shane Peterson and Zach Cathey join the Pen... continue reading »

Produce industry veteran Gay dies at age 89

The longtime leader of global produce production, distribution and logistics provider Tom Lange Co. has died. Farrell Cole “Dutch” Gay, who ser... continue reading »

Loblaw names Danish grocery veteran its first CEO

Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Canada’s largest food and drug chain, has named a Danish grocery veteran as its first CEO. Per Bank will join the company by th... continue reading »

AgroFresh adds 4 members to leadership team

AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has added four members to its senior leadership team, including a chief operations officer. Ian MacKellar has more than 30... continue reading »

Potato industry veteran new president of HZPC Americas Corp.

HZPC Americas Corp. has named a potato industry veteran as its new president. Aron Derbidge will begin leading operations across the U.S. and Canada o... continue reading »

Food industry veteran Goulet dies at age 64

A food industry veteran and past chair of the Produce Marketing Association has died. Peter Goulet, 64, died March 24. Goulet, of Saco, Maine, bega... continue reading »

CRB names 2 new executives, creates new group

CRB, a global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the biopharmaceutical and food and beverage... continue reading »

Bowery Farming adds new sales executive as portfolio expands

Bowery Farming, a New York-based vertical farming and digital agriculture company, has named a new sales executive as its retail portfolio grows. M... continue reading »

Key Technology promotes company veteran to new role

Food processing machinery manufacturer Key Technology has named company veteran Rudy Sanchez its new Food Handling Systems Product Manager – America... continue reading »

Former Calavo CEO returns to company he led for 20-plus years

The former CEO of Calavo Growers is returning to lead the avocado industry leader and ready-to-eat fresh food provider for three years. Lee E. Cole... continue reading »