Though specific vegetable production areas typically have peaks and valleys, Divine Flavor is altering its planting schedules and utilizing multiple growing districts in Mexico to deliver a consistent supply of its core products to its many U.S. retail customers.

Chestnut Hill Farms, one of the largest vertically integrated importers of fresh pineapples in North America with substantial farm participations in Costa Rica, announced leadership changes to its executive team and advisory board.

Longtime President and Chief Operating Officer Raul Romero is stepping down and taking on a different set of leadership responsibilities as executive director of the Chestnut Hill Farms advisory board. Taking on the President and Chief Operating Officer role is Martin S. Jensen.

While the rest of the country will be glued to their television sets cheering on team USA in the Winter Olympics this month, the associates at Tops Friendly Markets are gearing up for their own Olympics, with a twist.  Over the course of the next several weeks, associates across Tops’ three-state imprint will be challenging one another to a produce themed Olympic competition to see will who will bring home the gold.

Procurant, a cloud-based software company transforming the global food supply chain, released Procurant Connect, a new module within the Procurant One platform. The new module consolidates critical third-party information for retail buyers and their trading partners and provides quick access to this information during the procurement process. Procurant Connect builds on Procurant One’s open network architecture, providing a hub for produce supply chain data that can be easily customized and personalized.

The world has entered the third wave of COVID-19 and the pandemic continues to challenge not only the health system but also the market and the economy. Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, anticipates the obstacles and difficulties that logistics will bring in 2022 and puts operations as a priority for the company.

The Del Rey Avocado senior leadership team and business partners Bob Lucy and Bob Siemer announced the transition of leadership of the company to the next generation — Jessica Hunter (Siemer’s daughter) and Patrick and Donny Lucy (Lucy’s sons). Lucy and Siemer will remain active in industry and will serve on the company’s board of directors.