Enrique Obregon, Alvaro Obregon and Jose Luis Obregon.

NOGALES, AZ — Jose Luis Obregon, who recently resigned as managing director of the Hass Avocado Board in Irvine,

NOGALES, AZ — So far this season, the biggest news for Grower Alliance LLC, here, is the addition of a new salesman, said Jorge Quintero Jr., sales manager, in an interview with The Produce News Nov. 9. New on sales is Saul Gonzales, who was previously at Malena Produce in Nogales. “He brings a lot of experience” and “has worked with a lot of the items that we are increasing our acreage with,” he said.

Also on sales is Mr. Quintero’s father, Director of Marketing Jorge Quintero Sr., and Frank Hernandez, who is now in his second season.

Bernardi & Associates Inc., which is headquartered in Nogales, AZ, and has branch offices in Fort Meyer, FL; McAllen, TX; Turlock, CA; and San Diego, is in the business of brokering tomatoes, mixed vegetables, melons and some other commodities from growing districts both in the United States and Mexico.

Everything is the same with the company as it was a year ago, said President Joe Bernardi, who was in the Turlock office, wrapping up the California tomato deal when The Produce News talked to him by phone Nov.16.