Leger & Son, based in Cordele, GA, began harvesting watermelons in northern Florida and Georgia the last week of April with hopes for a stable market this season.

Sunny Valley International, a shipper and full-service marketing company, specializes in imported and domestic fruit, with particular expertise in stone fruit from South Carolina and New Jersey and East Coast blueberries.

The company’s prominent South Carolina peach program is a cornerstone of its operations, with peaches directly supplied to retailers serving customers throughout the East Coast and into the Midwest.

Todd Greiner Farms Packing LLC has hired Blake Hansen as national sales manager. He brings nearly two decades of retail and customer relationship experience to the team.

Instacart CEO and Chair Fidji Simo is leaving the company in the coming months to become CEO of OpenAI Applications, reporting to founder and CEO Sam Altman. Instacart expects to announce which current senior executive will succeed Simo as CEO in the near future.  

The Foundation for Fresh Produce and the International Fresh Produce Association announced the newest cohort of companies selected to participate in the 2025 Fresh Field Catalyst Accelerator, a flagship program designed to connect promising technology innovators with leaders from the fresh produce and floral industries.

Longtime Driscoll’s board member Neil P. DeFeo has retired after 27 years of distinguished service. In his place, the company welcomed Berry Marttin, a globally respected agricultural finance leader, to its board of directors.