Krasdale Foods announced veteran Florida supermarket executive Chris Lavoy as the vice president of the Bravo Florida brand for Beta II Marketing. Beta II Marketing is an affiliated company of Krasdale Foods.

With more than five decades of experience calling the Hunts Point Market home, S. Katzman Produce has seen first-hand the importance of the market to New York and the surrounding areas.

“We bring stuff in from all over the world — about 50 different countries,” said Stefanie Katzman, executive vice president at S. Katzman Produce.

A fourth-generation family member in the company, Katzman, is seeing great things ahead for 2022.

Back in mid-February, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture presented the Patrick J. Mullen Jersey Fresh Quality Grading Award to D'Ottavio Produce during the co-located conventions of New Jersey's State Board of Agriculture and the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey, held in Atlantic City, NJ.

 The Hass Avocado Board is kicking off year two of its industry webinar series today, March 17, from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) with the unveiling of the new Avocado Growth eToolkit. Hosted by Tim Madigan of The Partnering Group Inc., the webinar is aimed at equipping the entire industry for success in navigating the evolving online retail space.

Frutura has signed an agreement to acquire Uruguay-based Citrícola Salteña, a global supplier and marketer of high-quality citrus and juice. The company will be renamed Frutura Uruguay. This follows Frutura's 2021 acquisition of Peru’s Agrícola Don Ricardo.

From March 7-9, the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WFFSA)’s 2022 Floral Distribution Conference took place in Miami (FL). The theme was “Breaking Boundaries, Bridging Divides” and brought floral industry leaders together for three days of networking and education.