A recently established third-party logistics company, TruFresh Logistics, which specializes in fresh produce, dried fruit, and organic products, has expanded its footprint in Vineland, NJ.

Frank Donio Inc., a longtime New Jersey grower-shipper with a heavy emphasis on blueberries, added a small trial of raspberries to the mix in 2023 and are greatly increasing that production for the 2024 season.

If you are doing something well, continue doing it and success will follow seems to aptly describe the business philosophy of Krichmar Produce Co.

“We’re always expanding and willing to look at new opportunities, but we aren’t doing anything different this year,” said Matt Rieti, chief operating officer of the Vineland, NJ-based company.

Patti Sosa, who spent more than 40 years with the Las Cruces, NM-based Charles Johnson Co., died April 24 of heart failure, after a couple years of declining health.

The challenging supply year for round red mangos gave an extra boost to the yellow variety, which led to a fantastic early season for Ciruli Bros’. Champagne label of Ataulfos.

After spending the past 35 years marketing pears from the Pacific Northwest and representing the growers in that region, Pear Bureau Northwest President and CEO Kevin Moffitt has determined that it is time to ease out of the position and turn the task of running the organization to someone else.