Month: August 2015

PRO*ACT, America’s leading distributor of fresh produce, has announced that Danny Krow is the newest addition to the Client Services team. His title is Director of Client Services and is responsible for strengthening and raising the awareness of benefits PRO*ACT brings to produce supply chain management for existing and prospective clients. …

Kelly McIver was named the Executive Director of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission (NCSPC) on August 17, following the retirement announcement earlier this year by longtime director Sue Johnson-Langdon. McIver comes over from the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) where she assisted the NCSPC and other state agriculture groups open and develop export markets around the world. …

This August the first ever shipment of Gala Apples from Washington State to Shanghai, China under the new agreement was made by Domex Superfresh Growers to Lantao. …

TOMRA’s Common User Interface (CUI), designed by TOMRA Sorting Solutions (TOMRA) and Design Partners, received this year´s International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) at a gala ceremony in Seattle, US, on the 22nd August. The IDEA is one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions, already in its 35th year and is organized by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). From more than 1,700 products entered IDEA 2015 28 Gold, 53 Silver and 83 Bronze winners across 20 categories were selected. …

Driving north on the NJ Turnpike you might be surprised to see farmland, green with produce ready for summer harvest.  Look up at Exit 8A, and you’ll see a big billboard:  No Farmers…No Food!  Its purpose is to remind drivers along this busy corridor that the freshest bounty is brought to you by farmers who work the land.  …