Del Monte Fresh Produce, based in Coral Gables, FL, launch launched its 500 Sneaker March promotion, which runs through March 31.

Industry veteran Patrick Gibbons has joined Or-Cal Inc. as global marketing manager of their diverse line of agricultural products, which includes calcium carbonate sunscreens, slug and snail baits, fungicides and apple blossom thinning agents.

CF Fresh, a marketer of certified organic produce, introduced the Durandeau pear to the U.S. organic produce market Feb. 27. The pears are grown by Agro Roca SA in Rio Negro, Argentina.

AMELIA ISLAND, FL -- The Toyota Tundra pickup truck parked on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton resort Feb. 25 drew a crowd, as one might expect a pickup truck parked on the lawn of a Ritz-Carlton would. But this truck was not here by accident. In fact, it was a crowning moment of the 2012 National Watermelon Association Convention, held here Feb. 22-26.