Ocean Mist Farms announced the promotion of Bobby Bellew to director of farming, Serafin Ruiz to director of harvesting and Glen Alameda to director of supply chain and compliance.

Coast Produce saw a bit of a slow start to its Mexican produce season, but an increase in volume out of Southern Sonora and Northern Sinaloa brought things back to a more even keel after Thanksgiving.

 Ryan Jacobsen, the sales manager at Coast’s Nogales, AZ, division, said supplies of chili peppers, one of its top items, were tight at the beginning of the deal in the fall. 

The Kroger Co. opened its Customer Fulfillment Center Park, GA, a city south of Atlanta, marking an expansion of its national fulfillment network, providing the region with an e-commerce delivery service that combines vertical integration, machine learning, and robotics with affordable, friendly, and fast delivery of grocery items and fresh food.

The Giumarra Cos. has added California asparagus to its 52-week asparagus program. The new volume is offered in partnership with Stockton, CA-based grower-shipper Greg Paul Produce Sales, commercial marketer of California-grown asparagus.

Church Brothers announced the appointment of Stacy Radich to chief financial officer effective immediately.