Although the company won’t occupy a booth at the upcoming New England Produce Council’s Produce, Floral & Food Service Expo, Kurt Zuhlke & Associates expects to get a lot out of attending and walking the show floor.

Stop & Shop is rolling out a new brand campaign focused on rebuilding customer trust following last year's extensive cybersecurity issue, which was discovered at parent company Ahold Delhaize and involved stocking and payment issues as well as customer data.

The NEPC Produce, Floral & Food Service Expo is a favorite of Maurice Auerbach Inc., and the Secaucus, NJ-based company has been attending since its earliest days.

The Ethical Charter Implementation Program has launched Engagement 2.0, which marks a major milestone in the ongoing mission of ECIP to raise the floor of social responsibility across the fresh produce industry.

Kiaran Locy, director of brand and industry communications at the California Prune Board, was elected the new chair at Buy California Marketing Agreement (California Grown), a partnership between the California Department of Food and Agriculture and commodity organizations representing California’s agriculture industry. Locy follows former Chair Todd Sanders, executive director of the California Apple Commission, who led California Grown for two years.

Wakefern Food Corp. has entered into an agreement to purchase Morton Williams stores in the New York metro area. The acquisition combines the grocery expertise of the family-owned cooperative and the Morton Williams family, which has owned and operated their stores for three generations.