Church Brothers Farms is expanding its regional sales team as the company continues to grow its foodservice sales program with the addition of produce veteran Brian Bengard as West Coast foodservice regional manager.

Sun World International LLC added three importers to its panel of North American licensees: GrapeMan Farms, Pacific Trellis Fruit and Sierra Produce. The appointments further expand the company’s panel of licensed importers to 17 companies.

Indoor vertical farming company AeroFarms expanded from the Northeast region to Whole Foods Market locations nationwide to meet increased customer demand.

Winning with the consumer on flavor, AeroFarms is the No. 1 retail brand for both unit and dollar sales in the United States for microgreens, according to Nielsen syndicated data.

Save Mart has teamed up with Amazon and is now offering customers two-hour grocery delivery from select Save Mart stores, with more cities to be added soon. The retailer said its Amazon partnership represents The Save Mart Cos.’ ongoing digital transformation fulfilling customers’ needs with innovative and affordable solutions.

Cheryl Hoefs has joined Mission Produce Inc. as senior vice president of sales and marketing to support the company’s overarching corporate strategy and to drive profitable growth. In addition, Mission promoted several senior leaders within the sales department, including Brooke Becker, Patrick Cortes and Hector Soltero to vice president positions, and Roberto Rodriguez to director of international exports.

International Fresh Produce Association announced the members of the 2022-23 Produce Industry Leadership Program Class 27. IFPA introduced the 12 members of Class 27 during The Global Produce & Floral Show. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, the leadership program was launched in 1995 and has graduated more than 300 program participants.