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With warmer weather in the forecast, Litehouse is celebrating National Salad Month (May) with its latest Litehouse in the House campaign centered around salads — the unofficial food of the season according to 43 percent of consumers who say summer is the best time to eat salads.

Litehouse said its dressings are as versatile as they are delicious. Summertime must-haves from Litehouse include Homestyle Ranch Dressing & Dip, Caesar Dressing and Coleslaw Dressing.

Dan Bane, chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's, will retire effective July 2.  At that time, Bryan Palbaum will become the chairman and CEO and Jon Basalone will be promoted to vice CEO and president of Trader Joe's Co.

Windset Farms is sponsoring A Guy’s Guide to Healthy Eating, created by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation. The mission of CMHF is to inspire men and their families to live healthier lives and it has introduced the guide to do just that.

The northwestern region of New York state is known for its great growing conditions with rich fertile soil, consistent sources of natural precipitation and overall moderate temperatures. Last winter, the weather in the region proved to be overall mild, which followed with a cool spring that set up near ideal conditions for the start of the apple season.

Mastronardi Produce is expanding its U.S. network through a joint venture formed with Intergrow Greenhouses Inc., which will include the acquisition of Intergrow’s commercial greenhouse facilities and trucking business in the state of New York.

The new company, Sungrow Farms LLC, adds 105 acres of high-tech greenhouse production capacity to Mastronardi’s ever-growing domestic network and ensures continuity of operations at local greenhouses, keeping more than 280 people employed in the workforce.