Potato distributor Maine Farmers Exchange, in Presque Isle, ME, coordinates with dozens of farms and packers to ensure its customers are receiving the volume and varieties they need.

Pro-Force has launched its Permanent Recruitment Division, aimed at connecting clients with top-tier talent for permanent roles while offering skilled worker visa support.

Trinity Fruit Co. announced the promotion of Angela Hernandez to vice president of marketing. Since joining the company in 2018, Hernandez has been instrumental in elevating Trinity Fruit’s brand strategies, spearheading the expansion of its healthy product portfolio and championing impactful initiatives such as the company’s zero-waste and sustainability goals.

Fruit World is celebrating a strong organic and conventional mandarin season, with this year’s organic clementines in particular reaching impressively high sugar levels. Along with their excellent flavor, Fruit World is seeing exceptional quality.

Bob Freeman, who has been in the produce industry for more than 35 years, is retiring from JJB Family Farms as director of sales.

“We are so excited for he and his family,” said Derrell Kelso, manager of the Stockton, CA-based company. “He’s brought great energy, connections and helped us grow in the last five years tremendously.”

Some other changes are forthcoming, and the company is excited about what’s ahead.