The Southeast Produce Council partnered with Society of St. Andrew to distribute free, nutritious produce during its second annual community food distribution in Macon, GA, on July 21. Reinforcing the SEPC Cares initiative, SEPC member volunteers joined the SoSA team, in collaboration with Atrium Hospital, to provide much-needed provisions for the community.

Bob Palmer, CEO of C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC, will retire at the end of the year, though he will continue as a member of the C&S board of directors. Long-time C&S leader Eric Winn, C&S’s chief operating officer, will assume the role of CEO upon Palmer’s retirement on Oct. 2.

Creamy orange cheesecake with a hint of spice, and a luscious topping to finish it off – this variation on a classic dessert will quickly become a favorite. It’s impressive enough for friends or guests, but you’ll want to make it just for yourself at least some of the time so you can fully savor the goodness.

Mission Produce Inc. named Tony Sarsam to its board of directors, effective Aug. 14. Sarsam is appointed as an independent Class I director, with a term expiring at the company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. In connection with this appointment, Mission Produce’s board of directors has increased the size of the board from eight to nine directors.

For many years, Louis Caputo has joked that Caputo and Guest has been the “little brother” of the mushroom industry. Because when big retail companies ordered mushrooms, the mostly ordered common varieties from large suppliers.

“And they’d have this little portion of the order that was specialty mushrooms,” said Caputo, chief operating officer for Caputo and Guest, headquartered in in Kennett Square, PA. “The big mushroom growers would just call us and buy their specialty mushrooms from us. And that really created a barrier for us.”

With the California citrus season only months away, the families of Kings River Packing LP are proactively adding resources to increase capacity and provide dedicated resources to expand service to customers.