Earlier frost conditions are expected to delay some of the first crops grown by Buurma Farms Inc. in Michigan during 2013.

“Frost took out the first couple of plantings of most crops, which put us about a week to 10 days behind schedule. We just have to be patient,” Treasurer Loren Buurma told The Produce News. “But quality looks really good on what we have coming.”

The history of the multi-generational farming company dates back to its founding in 1896.

Springing up from humble roots with a small vegetable growing operation dating back to the early 1960s, Mucci Farms Ltd. continues to implement a plan for sustained and strategic business development as it moves into the future.

“We have finally finished a year-long warehouse and office renovation at corporate headquarters and couldn’t be happier with the results,” said Joe Spano, vice president of sales and marketing at the Kingsville, ON-based company.

Glendale, WI-based Maglio & Co. welcomed fifth generation family member, PAUL MAGLIO to the company as a member of the buying team on June 3.

In his new role, Maglio’s responsibilities will include commodity buying and expand to include the company’s full scope of tomato items later this year.

Long considered one of the premier growers in the Salinas Valley, Bengard Ranch continues to prosper with its focus on the core commodity products that the nation’s Salad Bowl produces.

Headed by Iceberg lettuce, Bengard’s product list mirrors the top vegetable sellers in virtually any retail or foodservice operation. On that list are such items as broccoli, Romaine, Romaine hearts, celery, cauliflower, green onions, red leaf, green leaf, kale, cilantro and parsley.

Albert’s Organics, headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA, is precisely what its name implies, a company that specializes only in organic foods, which it has since its founding in 1982. Today the company is a leading wholesale distributor with distribution facilities scattered throughout the United States. The company carries a full line of organic produce.

Simcha Weinstein, Albert’s Organics’ director of marketing, said that the top consumers of organic products are between the ages of 45 to 54.

For many years now, FoodSource, a C.H. Robinson company based in Monterey, CA, has concentrated its efforts on offering total supply chain management for both its buy-side customers and its supplyside providers.