Dawn Gray, a well-respected produce industry expert, announced the creation of her own firm, Dawn Gray Global Consulting.

The international consulting firm will represent clients across the globe and help them with their strategic growth plans. Ms. Gray will also coach executive teams on effective internal and external communications, building their brands and executing effective sales and marketing plans that get results.

Chad Roberts, president of Andrus & Roberts Produce Co.Asparagus production and marketing is set to

Mother Nature has been playing fast and loose with rhubarb growers in Oregon this season. “The weather has me very nervous,” Amy Nguyen, sales executive with Dragonberry Produce, told The Produce News April 3. “The weather has been horrible.” To illustrate, she said that Portland has experienced some recent snow days.

PLEASANTON, CA — More than 1,100 produce industry professional attended the Fresh Produce & Floral Council's Northern California Expo on April 18 at the Alameda Fairgrounds, here.

Cherry movement is only weeks away for Stemilt Growers Inc., a premiere fruit grower headquartered in Wenatchee, WA. “We’ll start out with California cherries,” Roger Pepperl, director of marketing, told The Produce News April 2. Initial volume will be available at the end of April and beginning of May. “Around May 15, we will ship a lot of fruit domestically,” he added. “We’ll be going in a pretty strong way.”

Jim Allen, president of the New York Apple Association, headquartered in Fishers, NY, told The Produce News that the organization is, as always, exhibiting at the upcoming New England Produce & Floral Council Expo in Foxboro, MA, on April 25. He noted the new and interesting venue where the show will be held this year.