Bozzuto's Inc., the Cheshire, CT-based wholesale grocer serving retailers in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions, held its seventh Retailer & Supplier Excellence Awards dinner March 27 at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT. More than 1,000 people attended the awards dinner, part of the company's 2012 Independent Retailer Conference, held March 27-29, where Giorgio Fresh Co. was named Produce Supplier of the Year. Doug Stewart (left), Giorgio's vice president of sales-Northeast region, is shown with Greg Veneziano, vice president of perishables at Bozzuto's.

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Nick Sanchez manages Bland Distribution’s cross-dock facility in Donna, TX.

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HALF MOON BAY, CA -- A panel of top retailers told members of the California grape and tree fruit industries what issues and concerns keep them awake nights during a workshop at the 76th annual meeting of the California Grape & Tree Fruit League held March 25-27 at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, here.

California pear growers voted overwhelmingly in favor of continuing their marketing order.

In a recent grower referendum conducted by the California Department of Food & Agriculture, 95.24 percent of the voters representing 97.35 percent of the volume voted in favor of continuation, meaning the California Pear Advisory Board will remain in operation for at least another five years.