Dave Cruz (left) and Connie Stukenberg (right) of the California Avocado Commission with Chad Miller, Jason Nance, Erin Tice, Andrew McGregor and John Nye of Sprouts Farmers Markets, which won the commission's ad contest.

Scientific Certification Systems Inc., a provider of third-party certifications based in Emeryville, CA, announced that it is now operating under the trade name SCS Global Services.

Liberty Fruit in Kansas City, KS, received the 2012 Business Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

While there are many snacks in the market that claim to be healthy, Setton International is taking action to show what sets its snack options apart from others.

The Commack, NY-based company has partnered with the American Heart Association and is labeling its pistachios with the AHA’s Heart-Check Mark seal to indicate they are heart healthy.

Consumers are often confused by all the different messages they see on packaging, but the AHA seal helps consumers quickly, easily and correctly identify heart-healthy foods.

AMADO, AZ — Wholesum Family Farms Inc., a major player in organic produce, has opened state-of-the-art greenhouses in this small town in southern Arizona.

The company, known as Wholesum Harvest, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 10 for its 12-acre facility here that employs 350 and is just 30 minutes up Interstate 19 from the sister cities of Nogales, AZ, and Nogales, Sonora, a commercial and logistical hub of North American produce.

The United Fresh Foundation, through the Center for Leadership Excellence, is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Retail Produce Manager Awards program.

Established in 2005 by founding sponsor Ready Pac Foods Inc., the program will honor 25 outstanding retail produce managers at the United Fresh 2013 convention May 14-16 in San Diego.