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Since 2005, the National Mango Board (NMB) has been supported by strong staff leadership and the shared mission to increase the consumption of mangos in the United States with fully integrated Marketing, Research, and Industry Relations Programs. Today, the Board is proud to announce the appointment of Manuel Michel as new Executive Director of the NMB. William Watson will remain active Executive Director of the NMB until December 31, 2014 working side by side with Manuel as he becomes integrated into his new role. …

As families across the country gear up for that back to school routine, California Giant stays focused on keeping kids engaged in ‘playing with their food’ in a good way.  The company continues to step up its commitment to health and fitness focused activities for kids and families and new programs just launched are already seeing success. …

South African Summer Citrus has expanded its arrival destinations with a pilot program to include the Port of Houston. A shipment of seven containers has been successfully received there and will be followed by another four containers scheduled to arrive on or around September 9th. Both shipments contain navel oranges. …

Field Supervisors continue to anticipate normal volume, but an early start for the Wonderful variety pomegranate. This popular variety accounts for more than 80% of the pomegranates shipped from California. …

Braga Fresh Family Farms announced an expanded partnership with food and lifestyle expert Chadwick Boyd to support the continuing nationwide rollout of Josie’s Organics fresh vegetables into additional markets and retailers. …