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.

California Giant Berry Farms, a year-round producer of fresh strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries based in Watsonville, CA, is featuring the "Giant Fans of Baseball" promotion for consumers this summer, timed perfectly for peak berry and baseball season.

Los Gatos, CA-based Foodlink Online hired MIA FARBER as its director of Foodlink Local in June.

HBF International, which serves blueberry growers in Oregon, Washington, California, British Columbia, Chile and Mexico, provides its customers with quality blueberries on a year-round basis. Managing Director Mark Hurst said these global partnerships bring the freshest berries to the marketplace.