This fall Crunch Pak joined with Radio Disney Indianapolis to reach active and engaged families through "TRYit!" events hosted at local Kroger stores in Louisville, KY.

California Giant Berry Farms and Concord Foods launched a winter baking fresh blueberry promotion Nov. 1 that just came to a close this week. The focus was on winter baking season and the opportunity to include fresh blueberries as a key ingredient in holiday and winter baking recipes using Concord Food products.

Matt Modena and Rich Tiveron have joined Delta, BC-based Windset Farms, a grower of greenhouse produce. Modena will be based in California to help manage customer accounts in the Western U.S., while Tiveron, who will be based at Windset Farms’ headquarters in British Columbia, will support sales in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

FirstFruits Marketing has pledged to contribute two containers of emergency supplies, valued at $20,000, to support relief efforts following the recent devastation from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

One month after the typhoon, it is estimated that 6,000 people have been killed and 12 million were affected, with many left homeless and without food and safe drinking water.

Sarasota, FL-based Global Organics, a full-line distributor of certified-organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, milk and eggs, recently hired KEVIN WEAVER as its director of sales and new business development.

At Global Organics, Weaver is responsible for working with existing customers to maximize their results and working with new customers to get organic produce into the homes of as many people as possible.

Florida Strawberry Growers Association Executive Director Ted Campbell talks about Florida’s $400 million winter strawberry deal as the season ramps up to full volume this month.

The area within a 20-mile radius of FSGA headquarters in Plant City, FL, is home to 95 percent of domestic winter strawberry production.