The U.S. Department of Agriculture's agricultural marketing service appointed Anne L. Alonzo as the new administrator for the agency.

In her new position, Ms. Alonzo will be responsible for the oversight of AMS policies and programs that facilitate the efficient, fair marketing of U.S. agricultural products, including food, fiber and specialty crops.

Ms. Alonzo brings a unique perspective and diverse background to USDA. Her experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors makes her the perfect choice to lead a multi-faceted agency like AMS.

Market Fresh Produce hired Steve Ford as its director of business development. "I’m excited to have a person with Steve’s background to help in leading and building our business development team," Market Fresh's Mike Kemp said in a press release.

Railex LLC has made a commitment to supply five salad bars to the United Fresh Foundation's Let’s move Salad Bars to Schools program.

The program has been a pioneer in demonstrating the effectiveness of salad bars in schools as a strategy for increasing children’s fruit and vegetable consumption.

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In 1849, adventurers to the City by the Bay filled their pockets with gold, discovering richness in the California soil.

Today’s culinary adventurer can enrich their family meals with Tanimura & Antle’s Little Gems sweet lettuce, grown in the famous fertile soil of California.

Gilbert Papazian, who passed up on a chance to get a free education and play football at Notre Dame to join his father in the produce industry, died May 3 at the age of 83.

Mr. Papazian was born in 1929 in San Francisco as a first-generation American of two Armenian-born parents. He was raised in San Francisco and was quite the football player at Lincoln High School, leading to the scholarship offer that he turned down.