Berries Unlimited has released its new Honey Champion (patent pending) honeyberry/Haskap variety, made from 100 percent Japanese origin.

The Honey Champion honeyberry plant is wind resistant, not breakable and not fragile during new growth. The honeyberry bush grows to five to six feet tall and is a very vigorous and fast grower.

The Raley’s Cos. promoted three leaders within the organization: Craig Benson was promoted to chief information technology officer; Helen Singmaster was promoted to senior vice president, general counsel; and Matt Hilbrink was promoted to vice president of enterprise risk and asset protection. 

All three roles are for The Raley’s Cos. and are a part of the shared services model. These leaders support all the companies and brands in the enterprise.  

Riding waves has always been one of life’s greatest pleasures for 29-year-old Brian Pollak of Watermill, NY. But now the fourth-generation family member of Hapco Farms is putting down his surfboard and putting on his sales hat — at least, during the workday.

“I have been surfing for over 20 years,” Pollak told The Produce News. “I used to compete more, but now I just do it for the pure love of it. It’s more than just fun for me, it’s a way of dealing with stress and letting go of pressures.”

The Mushroom Council plays an important role in the national promotion of fresh mushrooms. Membership is comprised of fresh market producers or importers that average more than 500,000 pounds of mushrooms produced or imported annually.

Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms welcomed industry veterans Matt Tanner, Evangelina Kaudze and Shawn Young to the company, bolstering its ranks with added experience.

Consistent with its commitment to deliver the highest quality produce, United Natural Foods Inc. has implemented new technologies and processes to enable the company to shorten certain delivery times by over a day and harness the full potential of UNFI data points to deliver fresher produce to its customers. These efforts have proven successful as UNFI has grown its produce sales ahead of industry growth even as retail produce industry numbers move with inflation.