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McDaniel Fruit expects to maintain steady supplies of avocados

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Rankin McDaniel, president of McDaniel Fruit Co.

With avocado volume from Chile beginning to decline as the new California sea

Brooks Tropicals sees 2012 as a great year for tropical produce

Brooks Tropicals, a leading grower-shipper of tropical fruits and vegetables, specializes in “Caribbean Red” papayas, Florida starfruit and “SlimCado” avocados, the company’s proprietary label for its Florida-grown variety.

Seald Sweet and David Mixon part ways

David Mixon, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Seald Sweet International in Vero Beach, FL, has left the company after seven years to pursue other interests, company officials told The Produce News March 6.

Lou D'Alleva, co-owner of Garden Fresh Salad Co. in Boston, dead at 50

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Lou D'Alleva

Luigi (Lou) D'Alleva, the 50-year-old co-owner of Garden Fresh Salad Co.

Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show is three days of high-energy fun and business

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SPC officers Dave Sherrod, Andrew Scott, Mark Daniels and John Shuman and Executive Director Terry Vorhees cut the ribbon to open the Southern Exposure expo March

Sunkist nuts and blends return to produce departments

"Sunkist" brand nuts and blends have returned to the fresh produce departments at supermarket chains nationwide.

Trifecta Foods LLC, a private-equity owned snack food company based in Paicoma, CA, in conjunction with Sunkist Growers Inc., have combined to produce unique and innovative products designed to delight consumers, and grow sales and profits for food distributors and retailers.

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