Ten Acre Marketing is starting the new year with new growth. The agency welcomed three team members to support client service and creative operations. Joelle Orem and James Drewicke join as account coordinators, and Matheus Spinelli comes on board as creative studio manager. Together, they bring lived ag experience, solid marketing expertise and enthusiasm for amplifying the power of agriculture.

Mission Produce Inc. supports the inclusion of the avocado in the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2025–30), emphasizing their role as a healthy, nutrient-dense whole food.

Heartland Produce Co. announced the retirement of Bud Compher, vice president and co-owner, marking the close of an extraordinary career in the produce industry spanning more than five decades.

Pacific Trellis Fruit announced the appointment of Mike Blume as East Coast sales manager, effective Jan. 5.

Blume joins Pacific Trellis Fruit from Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of its integrated partner company Progressive Produce, where he most recently served as vice president of sales. With more than two decades of commercial and leadership experience in the produce sector — particularly within the East Coast region — he has a proven history of driving growth, strengthening customer partnerships and leading high‑performing teams.

The Southeast Produce Council has a dynamic lineup of educational session speakers for its upcoming conference, Southern Exposure: From Fields to Families, taking place Feb. 26–March 1 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL.

SpartanNash recently celebrated the grand opening of its first small-format Supermercado Nuestra Familia. At nearly 14,000 square feet, the store is designed for fast, easy shopping — offering the authentic Hispanic products and cultural experiences shoppers expect with the added benefit of convenience. 

The Supermercado Nuestra Familia — located in Omaha, NE — is strategically situated near community schools and directly on a bus route, offering families convenient access for quick shopping trips before or after school and work.