JOH, a leading independent food broker based in Billerica, MA, with 17 offices and strategic partnerships across the United States, announced the addition of a new account executive in the produce division in New England.

Michael Kominsky joins JOH with more than a decade of sales experience in the produce industry. He began his career as a regional sales manager at Hampton Farms, where he helped build and expand the business throughout the Northeast.

In its first year with an organic stone fruit program, Scattaglia Growers and Shippers (SGS) celebrated an impressive entry into the organic market by exhibiting at the Organic Produce Summit.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods' Dandy Celery Dippers are now available for foodservice. The company will be showcasing the new five-pound bag size at booth No. 901 during the IFPA Foodservice Conference this week in Monterey, CA.

Last fall, Duda launched celery dippers to retail audiences and saw the opportunity to bring the unique two-inch fresh-cut celery sticks to foodservice operators seeking the latest innovation in fresh-cut celery.

JFE Franchising Inc. of Houston, TX, is recalling products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Frontier Produce, a produce distribution company based out of Oklahoma, joined FreshEdge, a family of best-in-class fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners. Frontier operates out of three facilities, two in Tulsa, OK, and one in Oklahoma City. All together these facilities boast over 80,000 square feet of warehouse space.

FreshEdge now operates more than 1.3 million square feet of warehouse space across 35 facilities with a fleet of more than 1,100 trucks.

The 2024 pear crop is projected to be the smallest in 40 years, as winter freeze damaged the crop while other pears will be left with frost markings. Stemilt Marketing Director Brianna Shales said making comparable sales on pears presents a challenge, but there are five key activities retailers can take advantage of during this rare crop.