United Natural Foods Inc. announced that Ron Selders has been named president of fresh, where he will lead the company’s growth strategy for its deli, bakery, produce and meat departments. These critically important store perimeter categories drive traffic and provide independent grocery retailers with choice, value and unique products that help differentiate them within their marketplace. Selders’ appointment is effective Dec. 26, and he will report to Steve Dietz, UNFI’s chief customer officer.

The third-party logistics arm of Oppy is celebrating three decades delivering goods from around the world to its retail and foodservice partners.

Originally established in 1992 as David Oppenheimer Transport and rebranded to Oppy Transport in 2016, in recent years, the company not only contracts with carrier partners on fruit and vegetable transportation but moves both dry and temperature-controlled freight too.

Courchesne Larose Ltd., a leader in the Canadian fresh fruit and vegetable industry, announced a significant investment in its share capital by Sagard Private Equity Canada to accelerate its expansion and remain ahead of the curve.

Dole plc released its first sustainability report since the 2021 merger of Total Produce plc and Dole Food Co. Building on its historical achievements, this report sets out the organization’s refreshed sustainability framework and offers a new set of environmental, social and governance goals through 2030.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on EasyPeasy LLC for failing to meet contractual obligations to the seller of produce they purchased and failing to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the business’s PACA license and barring the principal operator of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

On Nov. 15 the FDA released the Final Rule on FSMA Section 204, which contains the long-awaited regulations on record keeping for products on the Food Traceability List.