SpartanNash promoted Amy McClellan from senior vice president, chief marketing officer to executive vice president, chief customer officer, marking the third promotion McClellan has earned since joining SpartanNash four years ago.

As a special treat this holiday season, the New York Apple Association’s spokespuppet, Bob for Apples from New York, will showcase his culinary skills and love for all New York-grown apples on the ApplesfromNY.com website and social media.

He will share breaking news from the in-studio NYAA Kitchen, where apples are always cooking and brewing. He will also feature desserts and pairings using New York apples.

Ark Foods, the modern-day farming company on a mission to showcase the magic of vegetables, knows that fruits, too, can be magical. In its most recent venture, the innovative company has announced a pilot project expanding into the fruit industry with a watermelon trial.

Equifruit President Jennie Coleman has been honored with the prestigious RBC Momentum Award. The award ceremony, a celebration of Canada's most accomplished women entrepreneurs, recognized Coleman's outstanding leadership and driver of Equifruit's success.

This fall a new line of pompoms will be available at Mayesh. They come from the Japanese breeder, Suntory, and they mark a milestone in the rich history of the breeding of chrysanthemums, which has been done for over a thousand years. Never before has there been a blue chrysanthemum, and the visual effect is stunning. 

According to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University, consumer preferences in floral arrangements don’t necessarily match the designs that florists are taught to make.