Adam Cooney and Johnny Kampes have joined Avondale, PA-based To-Jo Mushrooms, a company that coins itself as an innovative leader in the mushroom farming and produce industry.

Cooney joined the company in early November as the director of sales and marketing and Kampes joined the team more than three months ago as the national account manager.

Masser Family of Cos. will exhibit at the New York Produce Show at the Javitz Center Dec. 10-12. The Pennsylvania Co-Operative Potato Growers will jointly be represented in booth No. 209. The collaborative efforts will showcase Pennsylvania’s vast array of potato offerings.

Pure Green announced a new smoothie in collaboration with POM Wonderful, the No. 1 selling 100 percent pomegranate juice in North America: The POM Glow Smoothie.

Carrot supplies from California look to remain on the tight side for the near term as harvests transition to the Bakersfield region of Central California. This region received very warm temperatures with over two months of temperatures above 100 degrees during the planting and early growth stage.

The Colombia Avocado Board met Oct. 17 for its annual meeting to elect four new board members — two importers and two exporters.   

The Southeast Produce Council announced an exceptional lineup of speakers for the upcoming Southern Exposure: Produce Means Family conference. Taking place March 6-8 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida, this year’s event will focus on SEPC Chair Kristin Yerecic Scott’s platform celebrating the significance of family meals and the importance of coming together. The conference aims to bring together members of the produce community —wholesalers, retailers, growers and more — who support and uplift one another as a family.