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On its 38th edition, PROGNOSFRUIT, the European’s leading annual event for the apple and pear sector, is coming to Turkey for the first time. The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) and COPA-COGECA are joining forces with the Turkish Fruit Juice Industry Association (MEYED) to host the 2014 Prognosfruit Conference from the 6th to the 8th of August in Istanbul. Already close to 200 participants have signed for the event. The conference programme and registration information are posted on the conference website: www.prognosfruit.eu. …

Ready Pac Foods Inc. is pleased to announce Stephanie Santiago as their Director of National Accounts—Costco Team Lead. In her role, Stephanie will serve as the primary account contact for Costco. She will collaborate with internal resources to develop and guide the implementation of account specific business plans that achieve profitability and sales targets. Stephanie will report directly to Alan Ediger, Sr. Vice President of Retail Sales West at Ready Pac. …

Josie’s Organics will be featured on the award-winning morning show The Balancing Act® on the Lifetime® Channel on Wednesday, June 25th at 7:00 a.m. (ET/PT). This show will re-air on July 2nd at 7:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Lifetime. …

Columbia Marketing International (CMI) announced that cherries from the Pacific Northwest are sizing larger than years past, with sugar levels at the top of the charts. Retailers are reporting that consumers are raving about this season’s full flavored Northwest cherries.  What consumers may not know is that the best is yet to come. …

Seald Sweet announced the launch of a new brand and line of packaging for their easy-to-peel, sweet mandarins as part of their summer citrus program. The new packaging boasts colorful, kid-friendly graphics to promote their exceptionally sweet mandarin varieties and is represented by a sweet, little girl character named “Mandarina,” the namesake for Seald Sweet’s new brand of exceptionally sweet mandarin varieties, Mandarina’s™. …