Mission Produce Inc. named Tony Sarsam to its board of directors, effective Aug. 14. Sarsam is appointed as an independent Class I director, with a term expiring at the company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. In connection with this appointment, Mission Produce’s board of directors has increased the size of the board from eight to nine directors.

For many years, Louis Caputo has joked that Caputo and Guest has been the “little brother” of the mushroom industry. Because when big retail companies ordered mushrooms, the mostly ordered common varieties from large suppliers.

“And they’d have this little portion of the order that was specialty mushrooms,” said Caputo, chief operating officer for Caputo and Guest, headquartered in in Kennett Square, PA. “The big mushroom growers would just call us and buy their specialty mushrooms from us. And that really created a barrier for us.”

With the California citrus season only months away, the families of Kings River Packing LP are proactively adding resources to increase capacity and provide dedicated resources to expand service to customers.

The New England Produce Council held its 27th annual golf tournament Tuesday, July 25, at the Waverly Oaks Golf Club in Plymouth, MA. About 156 golfers participated at the event, according to NEPC Executive Director Laura Sullivan.

As in previous years, money raised from the golf tournament will benefit the NEPC Scholarship Fund.

Adding a flavorful option to meals just got easier, as Gold Coast Packing has added to its retail lineup, bringing on its first complete salad kit, Better Than a Burger Salad. The new offering captures all the flavors of a burger and fries but in a healthier salad version.

A portion of Los Angeles County has been placed under quarantine for the Tau fruit fly following the detection of flies near  Santa Clarita.