The Produce for Better Health Foundation announced the acceleration of its multi-year, cross-sector Lead The Change Movement. The non-profit’s vision for the future, first introduced to its Board of Trustees in January 2020, unifies produce industry stakeholders and food system thought leaders to close the consumption gap and develop innovative, behavior-based solutions that help people enjoy more fruits and vegetables for happier, healthier lives. With nine out of 10 Americans not eating enough fruits and vegetables each day, PBH recognizes the significant consumption crisis affecting not

The United Family recently announced three people moving into new leadership opportunities. Tony Crumpton was named the chief merchandising officer; Greg Ammons will move to executive vice president of supply chain and strategic projects; and Chris Farr will be director of e-commerce. Early in his career, Crumpton was a CPA with a large accounting firm. His 37-year tenure with United has included leadership positions in store management, operations, fuel, facilities and logistics. As CMO, Crumpton will lead all merchandising and marketing efforts for the company. He is a graduate of Leadership

A special new subcommittee has been appointed by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement to focus on how land adjacent to leafy greens farms may be contributing to foodborne illness outbreaks associated with romaine lettuce. This action is part of a comprehensive review of all existing food-safety practices required under the LGMA program and is in direct response to findings from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration report issued last week. “The role of the LGMA’s Adjacent Lands Subcommittee is to review current LGMA standards related to grazing lands and adjacent properties, gather

If retailers want to provide consumers with healthy, grab-and-go snack options, Stemilt suggests they look no further than its Artisan Organics Lil Snappers apples. Lil Snappers kid size fruit is dedicated to serving families a healthy snack they can feel good about consuming during the upcoming summer months. “The COVID-19 pandemic has changed grocery shopping habits and it’s encouraging to see both produce sales and organic sales up year-over-year,” said Brianna Shales, Stemilt’s senior marketing manager. “In fact, apples are among the top four organic items in the produce department, making

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA.

Good Foods, a category leader of plant-based dips and good-for-you products, announced the hiring of Lionel Mendoza as vice president of business development and the promotion of Brittany Vetter to national director of sales – retail. As vice president of business development, Mendoza will be focused on progressing and nurturing relationships with retailers, clubsand restaurant chains/foodservice providers. Previously, Mendoza was senior vice president of sales and business development at Ruprecht Co. During his time there, he was responsible for developing and implementing a market strategy