Freshway Foods will introduce new seasonal deli salads at the upcoming IDDBA Dairy-Deli-Bake Conference. The new salads feature ingredients and flavors that consumers prefer, including plant-based protein, spicy flavors and unique fruits and vegetables.

Joe Watson, director of produce at Rouses Markets, headquartered in Thibodaux, LA, is leaving to join the Produce Marketing Association, headquartered in Newark, DE.

Watson, who has been with Rouses for 32 years, told The Produce News Monday, June 1, that his last day at Rouses will be Friday, June 5, and that he will be joining PMA at the end of this month.

Roll Global has officially changed its name to The Wonderful Co. This strategic move will align the company’s long-standing passion for harvesting healthy and nutritious foods with the consumers it serves across the United States and the globe. 

Ruiz Sales has been seeing a greater demand for bagged limes, according to Richard Ruiz, president of the Edinburg, TX-based company, which handles a variety of Mexican tropical items, with an emphasis on Persian limes.

TRENTON, NJ — The Produce News had a unique opportunity at the end of April to spend the entire day with Douglas H. Fisher, New Jersey’s secretary of agriculture. It was a chance to listen and observe how the secretary conducts meetings and interacts with both staff and members of the agriculture industry in the Garden State, including some prominent members of the state’s fresh produce industry.

California retailer Andronico’s Community Markets has named Suzy Monford as its chief executive officer. Monford takes on the role at ACM as the company looks to continue its resurgence as an innovator in the San Francisco Bay area specialty food retail.