Foster, a leading mid-Atlantic refrigerated supply chain company, announced the appointment of Michael Lopez as vice president of operations, effective May 25.

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. named Paul Miller its executive vice president, chief purchasing and merchandising officer, and Ian Ferry its executive vice president and chief financial officer. These executive appointments support the company’s continued efforts to restore long-term profitable growth and strengthen its operational foundation. 

Miller, a former key executive in the company’s purchasing organization, returns to lead the company’s integrated purchasing and merchandising organization, succeeding Matt Delly, who will depart the Grocery Outlet. 

As the East Coast potato harvest works its way north from Florida, Cambridge Farms anticipates the Camden-Elizabeth City, NC, potato harvest to start on time, around June 15.

Soon after, Eastern Shore harvest will begin, and Easton, MA-based Cambridge Farms is forecasting a steady crop. Despite a lack of rain, the growers Cambridge Farms partners with have their crops under irrigation, although natural precipitation provides better ground saturation.

The lettuce market remains one of the most active areas in produce, with Iceberg, Romaine, and Romaine Hearts continuing to face an unusually long stretch of elevated pricing and limited availability. What makes this market stand out is not just the severity of the shortage, but how long it has lasted with little meaningful relief so far.

Laurie Weaver of Grocery Outlet in Waynesville, NC, was recently surprised with a major prize after being randomly selected as a Grand Prize winner in the Idaho Potato Commission's 2026 Potato Lovers Month Display Contest.

Weaver's entry was among more than 2,100 submissions received from retailers across the United States during the annual promotion. As one of three randomly drawn Grand Prize winners, she received a television valued at $3,500.

Measure to Improve, a Salinas, CA-based sustainability consulting firm solely focused on serving the fresh produce industry since 2014, is helping fresh produce companies prepare for the increasing number of Extended Producer Responsibility packaging laws emerging across the United States.