Besides its current fresh produce line, representatives for The Chuck Olsen Co. Inc., headquartered in Visalia, CA, will be promoting the company’s unique consolidation services at the Produce Marketing Association Foodservice Conference & Exposition in Monterey, CA, July 20-22.

The recent launch of fresh Radish Chips and fresh Radish Stixx under Miedema Produce’s “FOR YOU” brand will deliver on customer promises for product distinction and convenience.

Kathy Hearl, marketing promotions manager for DNE World Fruit Sales LLC, headquartered in Fort Pierce, FL, said the company’s summer citrus programs include an extensive lineup from around the world.

“We have Clementines from Chile available from mid-May through August,” said Ms. Hearl. “Clementines from South Africa are available from early June through August, and from Australia from June to early July.”

Pasadena, CA-based Sun Pacific Marketing announced the hire of JEAN ASHBY as director of marketing and category management on July 5.

Leading Canadian sweet Bell pepper grower SunSelect Produce has taken the greenhouse gas emissions out of the greenhouse with new technology that converts the carbon dioxide created in the greenhouse heating process into fertilizer for the pepper plants.

The revolutionary system, which was publicly launched in mid-April by SunSelect's sister company, ProSelect Gas Treating Inc., is called GC6 Green Carbon Capture.

Virtually all details of a merger between the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association have been worked out, with the leadership of the new association the final issue still being debated.