As a cornerstone of the produce packaging industry, Kurt Zuhlke & Associates Inc., based in Easton, PA, has emerged as a leading innovator of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) packaging, especially in the years following when consumer and retailer needs dramatically shifted due to the pandemic.

Grimmway Farms, a global leader in fresh produce, is promoting the health and nutritional benefits of baby carrots in a nationwide campaign targeting grocery retailers and shoppers. The I Love Baby Carrots campaign runs through October and tells the multi-faceted story of baby carrots using social media, brand ambassadors and local and trade media channels.

International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and pineberries, Wish Farms announced the promotion of James Peterson to the role of chief operating officer. 

State Representative Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Tim Boring announced that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has submitted a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture requesting a federal disaster declaration for northwest Michigan’s sweet cherry industry.

After 18 years leading the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee as executive director, Jim Ehrlich will retire at the end of October.