Albertsons Cos. Inc. announced that Mary Beth West has been appointed to its board of directors.

West has a proven track record of innovation and transformation across myriad facets of retail. She began her career at Kraft Foods, and over the course of 21 years of working on some of the food industry’s most iconic brands like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Oreo and Maxwell House coffee, she was named chief marketing officer in 2007.

This year has ushered in a new era of retail, and customers are asking for retailers to show up differently.

As the new sales director at Mission Produce, Brooke Becker is responsible for managing outside purchases and utilization of product. Her responsibilities include analyzing volume trends that impact North American retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses, and guiding domestic sales staff on price and market conditions.

With its relatively new Vista, CA packing and cooling facility fully operational, Del Rey Avocado Co. Inc. will be able to offer the shelf-life extending Apeel treatment on the production from Mexico for the entire season. The facility opened in the middle of 2019 and Del Rey added the Apeel process option several months ago, which coincided with the end of Mexico’s 2019-20 season.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Kendall Frozen Fruits Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers in the amount of $2.16 million from May 2017 through July 2018.

Tim York was named as the new CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement during its Oct. 29 board of directors meeting. York will replace Scott Horsfall, who is retiring in early 2021. York will begin his work with the LGMA Dec. 1.

“Tim has been an influential presence when it comes to advancing continuous improvement in  food safety in the produce industry,” said Dan Sutton, chair of the LGMA. “He is a staunch advocate for protecting consumers and public health and we are fortunate to have Tim to guide LGMA into this new era.”