Year: 2015

Vision Produce Co. has announced the hiring of Lance Nichols as their new salesperson.   Nichols, who has more than 32 years of procurement and sales experience in produce, will partner with Vision Produce Company VP of Sales and Procurement John Caldwell. …

A volunteer team of food safety experts has created an authorized Spanish translation of the Postharvest Operations Harmonized Standards. …

In support of its mission to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables, Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) is pleased to announce the winning proposals of its marketing research program.  The grant program offers up to $15,000 in grant funding for projects that address increasing fruit and vegetables sales and consumption within the realm of traditional marketing, social marketing, behavioral economics/psychology, or product placement and with a balance of rigor and relevance.   …

Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the number-one selling avocado in the U.S., will join the ranks of top advertisers during the Big Game, and reign as the first fresh produce brand to broadcast an ad during the biggest American professional sporting event of the year. The Big Game will air on Sunday, February 1, 2015 on NBC. …

Eillien's Candies Inc. announced that it is voluntarily recalling various sizes and brands of Walnut Pieces because some of these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. …