At Maglio Produce, the more produce that ends up in consumers’ mouths, the less that ends up in landfills—a win for everyone along the food chain.

“To us, sustainability is the elimination of food waste,” said Richard Butera, the Milwaukee-based company’s director of business development. “There’s nothing worse than investing in growing a commodity only to dispose of it somewhere along the chain. That is the most unsustainable part of agriculture today.”

Hy-Vee Inc.'s Greg Kimmel, a 38-year veteran of the company and the produce manager at the Utica Ridge Hy-Vee in Davenport, IA, has won the Retail Produce Manager Award from the International Fresh Produce Association.

Kimmel is one of 15 produce experts being nationally recognized by IFPA for the creative merchandising techniques that he brings to the produce aisles. Kimmel began his career with Hy-Vee in 1985 and has worked in produce for nearly his entire career. For 23 years, he’s led top-performing produce departments across the company.

The National Mango Board announced a new career opportunity for a dynamic and results-driven individual to serve as produce retail marketing manager.

The position is based in Orlando, FL, and the individual will be at the forefront of shaping the mango industry's future by leading marketing and promotion initiatives for the NMB's national retail program, and leading a team, following a hybrid work schedule.

EVERETT, MA – JOH, a leading regional broker based in Billerica, MA, with a strong East Coast presence, hosted a party for its clients and partners Aug. 22 at the conclusion of a highly successful New England Produce Council Expo, held at the Encore Boston Harbor Resort, here.

Fall is a season of abundance when it comes to Consalo Family Farms’ produce.

“New Jersey’s weather allows for rotated spring, summer and fall plantings,” said Chelsea Consalo, executive vice president for the Vineland, NJ-based company “Cooler temperatures are ideal for fall lettuce as well as most of our other product categories.”

In the spring of this year, the FOB price on a carton of 48 size avocados —  the size most often preferred by retailers — fell below $30 for the first time in many years. In mid-August that same carton of avocados had an FOB price above $75.