Gustavo Lasso de la Vega joins Valley Fruit & Produce
Valley Fruit & Produce, based in Los Angeles, recently announced the hiring of GUSTAVO LASSO DE LA VEGA as corporate credit manager.
The Garlic Co. in ‘the meat’ of California garlic harvest in late August
“We offer garlic in a variety of forms, whole bulb, peeled, diced, VakPak, frozen, and shelf stable puree form,” said Michael Layous, sales and marketing representative for The Garlic Co., a grower, packer and shipper headquartered in Bakersfield, CA. “And all these forms can be made with organic product. We have offered an organic line for more than 15 years.”
United Supermarkets LLC to be acquired by Albertson's
United Supermarkets LLC, d.b.a. The United Family, announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Albertson's LLC, which currently operates more than 600 locations in 16 states. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
United has been family-owned since its founding in 1916 and retains deep community roots in Lubbock, TX, where it is based, as well as the 29 other communities it serves.
Tommy Wilkins to lead sales and business development at Grow Farms Texas
Ciruli Bros. LLC in Nogales, AZ, and The Horton Fruit Co. in Louisville, KY, announce the addition of industry veteran Tommy Wilkins as director of sales and business development for Grow Farms Texas LLC, a partnership between both companies.
Strong demand and good prices on tap for Wisconsin spuds
ANTIGO, WI — Strong, very early potato markets provided cause for Wisconsin potato growers to weigh their marketing options, with a small volume of earlier-than-expected shipping.
But Tamas Houlihan, managing editor and communications director of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association, based here, said that September will still, as per normal, be the key month for harvesting and developing marketing and related storage strategies for Wisconsin's potato growers.
Lutz joins CMI as vice president of marketing
Columbia Marketing International, a grower-shipper of premium quality apples, pears and cherries based in Wenatchee, WA, has named Steve Lutz vice president of marketing. He assumed the role vacated by Bob Mast, who was promoted to president of CMI in April.
Nunes selects FoodLink for produce traceability
FoodLink, a leader in supply chain and commerce solutions for the fresh food industry, announced that The Nunes Co. Inc., based in Salinas, CA, has selected the company's produce traceability solution for all field-packed produce grown and shipped throughout the United States.
Industry Viewpoint: Maintaining consumer confidence helps produce industry weather the storm
With two major hurricanes in the past two years, and this summer’s wild weather mood swings — from heavy rain for weeks on end to high temperatures nearing 100 — New Jersey has become fairly accustomed to questions about how the extreme weather is affecting our farmers.
We get questions from the press about it, from the farmers seeking help, from the consumers concerned that their favorite produce might be in short supply.
Eastern Propak reports NJ peaches and nectarines running about two weeks late
Jeff Danner, general manager of Eastern Propak LLC in Glassboro, NJ, told The Produce News that New Jersey’s peach movement started slower than normal this year due to a cool early spring.
“As we headed into summer, movement continued to run a couple of weeks behind,” said Danner. “We typically wrap up around Labor Day, but growers are pretty much of the mind that they’ll go into the middle of September.”
Alison Eiler joins Full Tilt Marketing
Minneapolis-based Full Tilt Marketing hired ALISON EILER as its new marketing coordinator on Aug. 7.