Progressive Produce, a year-round grower, packer and shipper of fresh produce, is heading to the Organic Produce Summit later this month and is looking forward to meeting with fellow attendees at booth No. 300.

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and Vermont, promoted Cole Bickal to produce and floral specialist in the East Region for the company.

Bickal will be responsible for the Syracuse Northeast and Hudson Midstate districts. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations and merchandising for the produce and floral departments within those districts.

Growing organic cherries isn’t a trend at Stemilt, it’s a commitment. Stemilt has been dedicated to growing fresh fruit organically under its Artisan Organics brand since 1989 to meet the lifestyle needs of consumers who crave organics.

Lipman Family Farms will be exhibiting in booth No. 511 during this summer’s Organic Produce Summit, where it will be showcasing its Grown True organic vegetable line of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis, peppers and green beans.

J&C Tropicals has hired Tom Coufal to lead its sales and business development division. He will report directly to Adrian Capote, vice president of sales and revenue for J&C Tropicals.

Mission Produce Inc. has a twofold approach to maintain supply reliability and quality amid the Mexican avocado crop transition: 1) leverage its owned Peruvian supply to complement Mexican size availability, and 2) lean into its mastery in the art of ripening to expertly ripen fruit at various maturity levels.