CMI Orchards announced that Brett Reasor will be joining New Columbia Fruit Packers LLC as its new CEO on March 1.

Capitalizing on the bad weather Mother Nature has unleashed on the upper Midwest this winter, indoor grower Square Roots is launching its first ever consumer advertising campaign today with the tagline “Thrive Inside.”

Five team members from Nickey Gregory Co. are preparing to attend the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show, including two employees from the company’s processing/fresh cut division, Family Fresh Foods.

Jan DeLyser is quick to credit those women who came before her and blazed the trail that she then followed to an elevated 47-year career in the fresh produce industry. She retired from the California Avocado Commission on Feb. 15 after 25 years with CAC. DeLyser has had a stellar professional career and has been a very visible member of the industry as a volunteer leader in numerous organizations.

The ShopRite of Canton recently welcomed Registered Dietitian Hannah Waxler to its team to head up the store’s health and wellness outreach to customers.

"We are excited to have Hannah join our team. Her addition continues more than 12 years of serving the community through our wellness program, which includes in-store nutritional counseling, events and recipe demonstrations,” said Chuck Joseph, president of Joseph Family Markets, which operates the ShopRite of Canton.

Zespri’s account managers will be at booth No. 621 to meet with retailers during the SEPC Southern Exposure trade show in Orlando, FL, March 2-4. The booth will showcase Zespri’s new merchandising displays with updated graphics highlighting this year’s Taste the Obsession marketing campaign. Taste the Obsession showcases the brand’s passionate commitment to sharing high-quality, refreshingly sweet kiwifruit to ignite the good in consumers’ days.