Now in its third generation of management, Edward G. Rahll & Sons Inc., located on the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market in Jessup, MD, handles a full line of fresh produce, including a wide variety of herbs, ethnic, specialty and exotic items. It still maintains its traditional line of commodity produce, such as tomatoes, potatoes and onions, which it has handled for decades. Citrus from Florida and California, melons and stone fruits are also important items in the company’s line of fresh produce.

East Coast Fresh Cuts, the fresh cut division of Coastal Sunbelt Produce, is located in Savage, MD, a few miles from the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market.

Dave Zeleznik, vice president of East Coast Fresh Cuts, told The Produce News that the company, which in the past catered predominantly to the foodservice sector, is now focusing just as strongly on the retail side.

“It’s exciting to talk about new things” when there are new things to talk about, “but we usually don’t have much new going on in our company, and that is one of our calling cards, really,” said Ryan Wahlen, sales manager at Pleasant Valley Potato Inc. in Aberdeen, ID, in an interview with The Produce News Aug 22.

“We’ve had a few changes here,” said Weston Crapo, new sales manager at Sun-Glo of Idaho in Sugar City, ID, in an interview with The Produce News Aug. 28. Among those changes is a new sales team.

The Idaho Potato Commission has “a significant international initiative” focused on expanding export markets for Idaho-grown potatoes, according to Seth Pemsler, the commission’s vice president of foodservice and international marketing.

L&M Cos. Inc., a diversified produce growing, shipping and marketing organization headquartered in Raleigh, NC, markets potatoes of various types from several growing areas around the country, from Washington state to Florida. Idaho is an important component of that mix, according to Les Alderete, director of grower relations in the Idaho Falls, ID office.