Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, promoted Matthew Gideon to director of sales. Since joining Keystone in 2009, Gideon has played a key role in supporting the division’s growth, strengthening its year-round sweet onion program and building relationships with key accounts.

In his new role, Gideon will be responsible for all aspects of sales for the Keystone division. He will lead the company’s sales team in strategy, execution and customer partnerships across the company’s onion, sweet onion, apple, watermelon and citrus categories.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, berry demand is starting to build across both retail and foodservice, and supply is tightening in a few key areas. This is shaping up to be a year where early planning will make a real difference.

When it comes to spuds, bigger is definitely better: bigger crops, bigger potatoes, bigger package sizes. It’s all adding up to bigger opportunities for category growth this season, said Mark Daniels, Idaho Potato Commission retail promotion director-Southeast/Central.

When Sprouts Farmers Market Vice President of Produce Sonya Constable was promoted to her position in February of 2023, she readily admitted that job title “wasn’t on my bingo card.” She had been with Sprouts for just over a year and a half and brought limited direct produce experience to the role. 

The Floridata Foundation has appointed Jeroen Oudheusden as director of sustainability expertise, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Oudheusden brings extensive experience in sustainability and supply chain transparency to the foundation, strengthening the organization within its established governance framework.

Kroger and Uber Technologies announced the launch of nearly 2,700 Kroger stores on the Uber Eats, Uber and Postmates apps. Customers nationwide can now shop their local Kroger banner for fresh groceries and same day delivery via Uber's apps.