United Natural Foods Inc. announced that Giorgio (Matteo) Tarditi has been named president and chief financial officer, effective April 15. He succeeds John W. Howard, UNFI’s current CFO, who will leave the company following the transition period.

DelFrescoPure will debut its latest tomatoes — The Original Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine — at The Southeast Produce Council's Southern Exposure in Tampa, FL, March 7-9.

The Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods said it applauds the science- and data-driven approach that the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has undertaken to conduct a life cycle analysis of reusable and single-use packaging for certain consumer uses including food applications. This data-driven method can serve as an example for approaching regulatory decision making when environmental trade-offs are considered.

William H. Kopke Jr. Inc., a prominent vertically integrated marketer of fresh fruit, will be exhibiting in the upcoming Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure Show, March 7-9, in Tampa, Florida.

The Santa Barbara community gave the Santa Barbara Orchid Show a triumphant post-Covid return in 2023, cementing this beloved event as a community gem. It's fitting that the 2024 show theme is “Orchids: Gems of Nature.” 

The Vidalia Onion Committee has announced the selection of Shane Curry as its new executive director. Curry's extensive background in agriculture and natural resources makes him highly qualified to lead the committee into the future. During his seventeen years with the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Curry demonstrated an unwavering commitment to research and extension programs.