Potandon Produce LLC, the exclusive marketing agent for Pinto Creek Cooperative. Inc. in Eloy, AZ, announced that its fresh potato season has begun in Arizona.

Mother Nature has been a cooperative lady in the Pacific Northwest, and the region's producers are anticipating a good cherry season for the highly prized fruit in 2014. It's 80 days and counting for Domex Superfresh Growers in Yakima, WA.

RedLine Solutions, a leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions based in Santa Clara, CA, announced software support for the Motorola 9200 handheld mobile computer.

Two of Redline Solutions' flagship products support the 9200 mobile computer — RedLine Cooler, the market-leading inventory solution for cooler operations, and RedLine Packing, the comprehensive inventory, traceability and case labeling solution for packers.

Louis Pandol of Pandol Bros. Inc. in Delano, CA, has been elected as the new chairman of the California Table Grape Commission, succeeding the prior chairman, John V. Zaninovich of Vincent B. Zaninovich & Sons. John D. Zaninovich was elected as vice chairman.

One sure sign of spring is the new crop of Walla Walla Sweet Salad Onions, early Walla Walla Sweets shipped by Sweet Clover Produce in Walla Walla, WA.

Sweet Clover Sales Manager Bill (Sweet Willie) Brownfield told The Produce News on May 1 the salad sweets would start shipping the week of May 5, and the short window will extend through the month.

Pallavi Joyappa was named as chief operating officer of Union City, CA-based Emerald Packaging.

In her new role, Joyappa will be responsible for the implementation and optimization of the company’s daily operations, including account and product management, new program and project development, quality assurance and compliance.