Mission Produce Inc., based in Oxnard CA, has hired Ben Barnard as its new director of fulfillment distribution center operations. Barnard joined Mission late in October.

Shaw’s and Star Market announced the grand reopening of four Boston-area locations. The Star Market stores all celebrated with official ribbon-cutting ceremonies Nov. 1, and customers were introduced to the new premium offerings with a focus on fresh produce, top-quality meat and seafood and a large selection of products.

Love Beets, a family-run firm offering premium beet products, has extended its offerings with the launch of Wedged Baby Beets Sprinkled with Cinnamon & Nutmeg. The limited-edition product will be in the market specifically for the holiday season.

Chuck Underwood, a fresh produce industry veteran, recently retired from the domestic sales staff at Columbia Marketing International LLC in Wenatchee, WA.

The Chuck Olsen Co. in Visalia, CA, is involved n a variety of commodities as shipper, distributor, exporter and load consolidator for foodservice and retail, but the company’s two major product lines are citrus and grapes, both of which are year-round programs, according to President Jeff Olsen.

The Olsen family has been in the consolidation side of the business for four generations.

In its California citrus program for 2013-14, at Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. in Visalia, CA, will be offering navel oranges, Eureka and Lisbon-type lemons, Meyer lemons, Mandarins and Minneolas, according to Paul Huckabay, citrus manager for western citrus.

“In addition, we will be importing Mandarins from Morocco into the East Coast,” he said.

The company’s citrus crop volume will be up this year, and “a lot of our growth is attributed to new plantings” coming into maturity, Huckabay said Oct. 23.