What will leadership look like in the coming decade? The Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association has selected that topic as keynote for its annual Floral Distribution Conference in Miami Oct. 24-26.

Clementines and Navel oranges from South Africa arrived June 26 at the Gloucester Terminal in Gloucester City, NJ, on the refrigerated vessel, Iberian Reefer, with 2,621 pallets of citrus comprised of 1,096 pallets of clementines and 1,525 pallets of Navel oranges. The fruit will be distributed to supermarkets and other retail stores across the United States.

Streef Produce Ltd. grows produce, but it also offers product from around the world to its customers, said Chris Streef, general manager.

Toronto — The Ontario Produce Marketing Association held its Annual General Meeting, June 13 at the Ontario Food Terminal’s Market Garden Restaurant. The meeting focused on key work underway by the association, including industry training, marketing efforts to increase consumption of produce in Ontario, government relations and industry networking events.

Soquel, CA-based SureHarvest announced June 12 that MELANIE BERETTI has joined its professional services team. She will help the company integrate sustainability principles within the agricultural business systems of its clients, according to a company press release.

In spring 2009, Glennville, GA-based Bland Farms LLC acquired Zappala Farms LLC in Cato, NY, including its “Empire Sweets” onion trademark. Three years into the deal, owner Delbert Bland is excited that his company has been able to put its own stamp on the New York produce deal.

“We’re very excited about this season,” Mr. Bland told The Produce News June 25. “We have a wonderful crop shaping up. We’ve now had enough time to get operations going the way we want, though it’s always a work in progress, like anything else.”