Primus Auditing Operations congratulated Hortifrut Peru S.A.C. for its blueberry farm operation in Trujillo, Peru for becoming the first certified operation against the Sustainability Standard scheme. Hortifrut Peru S.A.C. achieved gold level certification.

Nabaco Inc. promoted Brenton Field to vice president of operations. Brenton has vast experience in both the produce industry and the United States Air Force. He came to Nabaco with 30+ years of experience working in produce, most recently with Chiquita and AgroFresh, and prior roles in the citrus and tomato categories, and served in the United States Air Force for 30 years, where he was director of JACCE team 1. His expertise in strategic planning and logistics management makes him an excellent fit to lead Nabaco's operations.

The Western Growers Family of Companies is mourning the passing of Hank Giclas. Dave Puglia, president and CEO, made this statement:

Ever Tru Farms, a vertically integrated year-round supplier of premium strawberries and a division of Soave Hydroponics, is launching Phase Two of its expansion. The farm will expand an additional 15 acres (653,000 SF), bringing the farm to a total of 40 acres of production. The company will begin planting in early August, with harvesting coming near the end of September for the expanded facility.

Stop & Shop, together with Unilever’s Knorr® brand, announced that its 32nd annual Food for Friends campaign raised more than $1.2 million for its 12 regional food bank partners to combat summer hunger in the communities it serves.

GT USA Wilmington has recently received its first ever shipment of summer fruit into the Port of Wilmington, Delaware from the West Coast of South America. The citrus fruits were delivered from Valparaiso, Chile to the Port by Capt. D. A. Dela Rosa, the Master of the M/V EVEREST BAY, a refrigerated cargo ship.