Mack Farms Inc. is increasing its Florida potato and watermelon acreage and expanding into other fresh produce items with the purchase of a south Florida produce operation.

Food Lion announced that Meg Ham has been named president of Food Lion effective Nov. 1. She succeeds Beth Newlands Campbell, who is leaving the company for personal and professional reasons.

The Women’s Fresh Perspectives breakfast was held Friday, Oct. 17, shortly before the PMA Fresh Summit kicked off. Attendees had the opportunity to gain career insights from keynote speaker Claire Shipman, ABC News contributor and New York Times best-selling author.

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ANAHEIM, CA — The reach of customs house broker OHL International spans a wide representation of global trade. Similarly, in OHL’s Philadelphia office, Ed Fitzgerald, assistant vice president, has a broad feel for the outlook for fruit imports for the Northeastern United States.

RIO RICO, AZ — Mexican watermelon prices are approaching record highs for this time of year, according to Jerry Havel, director of sales and marketing for produce distributor Fresh Farms.

In an Oct. 28 interview at his office, here, Havel said the prices in the range of 28 cents to 30 cents a pound for seedless watermelons were almost unheard-of. He wasn’t sure of the all-time high price for late October, but said this range was sure to match, if not exceed, the historical high.