The SpartanNash Expo was held Feb. 19-20 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The theme of the event was “Rock & Roll for Sales and Profits,” and it was attended by multiple vendors and suppliers along with retail buyers from SpartanNash’s six midwestern distribution centers. This was the first buying event since Nash Finch and Spartan Foods combined last July and formed the new entity, SpartanNash.

Mann Packing’s sweet potato crinkle cut fries will be featured on national television this week on Food Network Canada. The product will be featured on "Food Factory," an original series created for the Food Network Canada, which airs on Discovery Channel subsidiary’s Destination America, as well as being broadcast in more than 160 countries worldwide.

Jayme Fields has been named chief financial officer for the Braga family of companies. She joined the Braga team in January.

When installing a new corporate software program, “seamless” is a wonderful word.

Liberty Fruit Co. Inc., located in Kansas City, KS, on Jan. 26 enjoyed a “very successful” transition to new “Produce Pro” software. The change was “seamless” according to Scott Danner, Liberty’s chief operating officer.

“We had many, many sleepless nights” preparing for the change “but our customers had no knowledge of it” based upon outward appearances. “That is a positive.”

With the addition of a compartmentalized plastic container, Producepackaging.com has expanded its line of packaging designed specifically for the fresh produce industry.

Kurt Zuhlke Jr., president of the Bangor, PA-based firm, said the new container, which comes in both two- and three-compartment figurations and holds about 20 ounces of product, is perfect for retail offerings, such as a berry medley.

“You could put three kinds of berries in the same pack such as blueberries, raspberries and blackberries,” he said.

Since mid-January, the U.S. mango market has been stronger than what is typical at this time of the year, and all indications are that the hot market could last at least into late March.