USDA appoints members to the National Mango Board
Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack recently appointed seven members to serve on the National Mango Board. The appointees include five new members and two reappointed members.
Doug McMillon elected Walmart's new CEO
Walmart Stores Inc. announced that its board of directors elected company veteran Doug McMillon to succeed Mike Duke as president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. McMillon was also elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.
National fall potato production down 5 percent
Ted Kreis, the marketing director for the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, located in East Grand Forks, MN, provided his trade — and The Produce News — with the following breakdown of the latest USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service potato crop production report on Nov. 12.
North Dakota’s 2013 potato crop will come in at 22.6 million hundredweight, down about 10.1 percent from last year. Some were forecasting much worse.
EPC to hold second meeting at Philadelphia produce market
The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market will be the site of the Eastern Produce Council's meeting in May 2014, which will feature a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback as the keynote speaker.
This will be the second meeting at the state-of-the-art facility. The first meeting was held in 2012 and drew over 240 attendees.
Santa Barbara Farms finds niche in Lompoc
Since its beginning a little more than 15 years ago, Santa Barbara Farms has stayed true to its mission of providing several commodity products to the produce industry on a year-round basis.
Headquartered in Lompoc, CA, which is near the coast about halfway between the city of Santa Barbara and the produce region of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Farms specializes in Iceberg lettuce and celery, and also grows and ships several other items including cauliflower.
DeCicco’s in Armonk, NY: fresh produce and a whole lot more
ARMONK, NY — Consumers may go to the DeCicco’s supermarket here in Armonk, a suburb of New York City, for the excellent quality products in the produce, dairy, deli, meat, bakery and seafood departments. They may go for the extensive selection of prepared foods. They may go to enjoy a salad or slice of pizza on their lunch hour.
But the total shopping experience is a whole lot more.
Walter Klein retiring from Bozzuto's
Walter D. Klein, who is in produce sales at wholesale grocer Bozzuto's Inc., is retiring Jan. 3 after a long career.
Three honored for service and dedication to Chilean fruit industry
PHILADELPHIA — The Chilean & American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia recently honored three individuals who during the course of their careers have had a significant influence on the Chilean fruit industry.
Marler: Jensen case ‘sending shockwaves through the produce industry’
On Nov. 20, Eric and Ryan Jensen, owners and operators of Jensen Farms in Holly, CO, officially assigned their lawsuit against PrimusLabs to Attorney William Marler, a nationally recognized food-safety advocate and managing partner of the Seattle-based law firm Marler Clark. The firm specializes in foodborne illness cases, and Marler represents 46 of the 64 victims of the 2011 Listeria outbreak traced back to tainted cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms.
Wonderful Halos launches 'pure goodness' campaign
Paramount Citrus has launched the largest-ever marketing campaign for the U.S. citrus industry to promote the "pure goodness" of its sweet, seedless mandarins.