Sysco Names C. Frederick Lankford Senior Vice President, Distribution Services

September 29, 2011 Sysco Corporation

Sysco Corporation announced today that C. Frederick Lankford, president of Sysco Eastern Maryland, has been named senior vice president of Distribution Services for the corporation effective October 15, 2011.

Shuman Produce Joins With Susan G. Komen For The Cure

September 29, 2011 Shuman Produce

Shuman Produce is proud to partner with Susan G. Komen for the Cure this October by donating $20,000 to the fight against breast cancer. Now in its second year of partnership, RealSweet packaging will bear the familiar pink ribbon and colors of the campaign on newly designed consumer bags, bins, 40# cartons and PLU stickers.

Utah’s Lee’s Marketplace Builds World’s Largest Welch’s Grape Display

September 29, 2011 C.H. Robinson

Lees Marketplace in Logan gathered nearly 38,000 pounds of Welchs grapes to build the worlds largest grape display. The display debuted on August 25 at the Logan location (555 East 1400 North), and the delicious mountain of grapes delighted the senses, broke a record and spotlighted the health benefits of grapes. The display used 1,981 cases of grapes in commemoration of Lees opening in 1981.

Six L's Packing Company Rebrands, Changes Name To Lipman

September 29, 2011 Lipman

North America’s largest field tomato grower – has changed its name to Lipman. The renaming applies to all divisions of the company: research & development, farming, processing, repacking, and procurement. As a result, subsidiaries, including Custom Pak and RediPlants, will now operate under the Lipman name.

Faced With A Lawsuit By Del Monte, F.D.A. Lifts Restrictions On Cantaloupes

September 29, 2011 William Neumann, New York Times

Faced with a lawsuit by a major produce grower, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday lifted import restrictions on cantaloupes from a Guatemala farm that had been linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak.