Joseph S. Colalillo, Wakefern Food Corp.’s chairman and chief executive officer, and Joe Sheridan, president and chief operating officer, had good news for Wakefern’s shareholders, store management and staff at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in East Brunswick, NJ, Oct. 30.

Moxxy Marketing, a full-service agency based in Salinas, CA, has been honored with three awards from Graphic Design USA, which launched a new recognition program this year to bring awareness to the power of great design in marketing communications for the fastest-growing segment of our economy — health and wellness.

In 1970, Terry Baker planted a few acres of land he inherited near Norman Park, GA, with a little cabbage and some Southern vegetables. He worked the plot himself with a lone Massey-Ferguson tractor and harrow. The whole family pitched in to help where they could.

West Coast Distributing, headquartered in Boston, hired Erica Fasanelli as a sales assistant.

In her new role at West Coast, Fasanelli is responsible for assisting the sales team with orders. Prior to joining the company, she worked for a nursery and daycare center for two years. This is her first job within the produce industry.

Fasanelli currently resides in Malden, MA. Outside of work, she enjoys going to live shows and concerts, as well as watching movies.

In the most aggressive marketing plan yet for Mexican avocados in the United States, Avocados from Mexico — which expects to capture a 70 percent market share for the current marketing year, has plans to run eight major promotions this season in what Avocados from Mexico President Alvaro Luque called “the boldest plan we have ever had.”

C&S Wholesale Grocer’s bid to purchase Associated Wholesalers Inc. and its subsidiaries has been approved. AWI, a regional cooperative food distributor based in Robesonia, PA, operates two distribution centers in Pennsylvania and also provides retail services to its customers and members. Its subsidiaries include White Rose, which operates three distribution centers in New Jersey, and Nell’s Shurfine Markets, which operates four retail stores.