After receiving consumer complaints from multiple counties, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking Dollar General to court for allegedly advertising goods for one price on shelves and charging a higher price at the register.

Yost said consumers can ill-afford businesses that draw people in with the promise of low prices only to deceive them at the checkout counter: “This seems like a company trying to make an extra buck and hoping no one will notice. We’ve not only noticed but are taking action to stop it.”

Church Bros. Farms redesigned its ready-to-use washed and trimmed lettuce clamshells to directly communicate the benefits of these products to consumers. These eye-catching clamshells aim to leave a mark with their bold and colorful graphics along with a new peel and reseal functionality.

ATLANTA — Knowledge is power, and in the produce department employee knowledge translates to the power to sell. Five produce managers joined workshop moderator Harold Lloyd, vice president of Harold Lloyd Presents, to communicate their needs and experiences to the produce industry at PMA Fresh Summit in Atlanta.

Calavo Growers Inc. has hired Tommy Padilla as its senior director of international sales.   

“I am thrilled to welcome Tommy Padilla as senior director of international sales," said Danny Dumas, senior vice president and general manager of Calavo’s grown division. "Tommy has more than 12 years of experience in establishing and transforming international sales and sourcing teams, and we are looking forward to continuing to build Calavo’s international presence under his leadership."

The big three cooking vegetables — broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus — are always very popular, especially during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

A pair of recently announced educational sessions will explore the growing importance of biologicals as a tool of organic crop production and offer a look at the growth of organic fresh produce sales at grocery stores across the nation this year as the final parts of the 2022 Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN educational program.