SpartanNash will salute military and disaster relief heroes through its annual SpartanNash Foundation in-store fundraiser, running through June 4. As part of the company's commitment to support heroes from the military and surrounding communities, this year's fundraiser will benefit Honor and Remember, Operation Homefront and Convoy of Hope.

Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, which grows and packs more than 30 different varieties of produce from its Mills River, NC, location, has recently started harvesting in south Georgia, and is looking forward to a successful Georgia growing season.

Trucco, the globally sourced and nationwide distributor of fresh produce, has announced the expansion of its distribution center located in Vineland, NJ. The company has received approval from city planners to add an additional 67,000 square feet to the building located at 2440 North Mill Road, where Trucco has been operating a sustainable, state-of-the-art facility for packing, storage, and distribution of its products, primarily kiwifruit, citrus and blueberries for the past five years.

David McGurn of Performance Foodservice and his Congee with Brulee Berries and Quick Berry Pickles earned the  People’s Choice Award for California Giant Berry Farms' 2023 Chef Invitational. The company also named four additional finalists for the competition:

BuzzFeed Inc. launched “Botatouille,” an AI-powered culinary companion designed by Tasty to revolutionize the cooking, meal prep and shopping experience for Tasty's global community. In the Tasty app, users can have a real-time conversation with “Botatouille,” a chatbot, by asking cooking questions like: what recipes can I make with the ingredients in my fridge?; how long do you cook salmon?; and how do you clean cast iron?

Ocean Mist Farms hired veteran agricultural industry marketer Lori Bigras as its communications manager. With this hiring, Ocean Mist Farms has brought on an experienced professional with over 20 years in the produce industry.