The Fresh Produce & Floral Council held its annual golf tournament July 19 at Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA. The sold-out event celebrated its 30th anniversary.

After a full day of golfing, FPFC Chair Kori Martin of Oppy and Golf Committee Chairs Bill Laliberte of WJL Distributors and Shonna Williams of Cardenas Markets recognized the winning teams at the awards ceremony.

The Publix Produce for Kids cause marketing campaign wrapped with 13 produce partners providing 825,000 meals to the 35 Feeding America member food banks in the Publix market area.

Joe Pezzini is setting a personal tone for his tenure as the new chair of Center for Produce Safety’s board of directors.

LGS Specialty Sales, a leading importer of citrus, avocados, grapes and persimmons, will begin sourcing avocados from Jalisco, Mexico, immediately following the USDA-APHIS authorization last week.

This direct partnership with Jalisco will expand LGS Specialty Sales' footprint of avocado production and volume into the U.S. As avocado consumption continues to rise, the added volume from Jalisco will help fill the demand and needs of the market.

The Salad Farm, a family-owned company based in Hollister, CA, began 15 years ago to meet the needs of the foodservice industry with consistent high-quality baby leaf items.

“With the years of experience and knowledge from our partners and our team, The Salad Farm excelled to be known as one of the highest quality shippers in the industry,” said Lex Camany, president and co-founder of The Salad Farm.

Yellow Banana, the owner and operator of eight Save A Lot locations in the Chicagoland area, received a $13.5 million community development grant from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city of Chicago that will enable it to invest in significant upgrades to its existing Chicago stores, as well as to re-open a location in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood that closed in 2020. The grant, combined with other financing and funding from Yellow Banana, will bring approximately $26 million in investment into six locations in underserved communities throughout the city’s south and west sides.