Pomegranate arils are all dressed-up in new Ruby Fresh Grab-N-Go Aril Cups for the 2014 PMA Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA, Oct. 17-19.

Ruby Fresh is showcasing its new line of Ruby Fresh Jewels Grab-N-Go Pomegranate Aril Cups at this year's PMA Fresh Summit Booth No. 602. The Jewels cups are one of 20 products that have been selected as a finalist for the 2014 PMA Impact Award: Excellence in Packaging.

Nixa, MO-based Market Fresh announced the promotion of Shanan Cox to senior director of brand strategy.

“This season’s harvest schedule is expected to run from August 20 through October 25,” said Stewart Precythe, president and chief operating officer for Southern Produce Distributors Inc., headquartered in Faison, NC. “We have experienced an exceptionally good growing season this year compared to that of last year. There were a few setbacks early on with cool nights holding back our sprouts, which also put planting behind. After planting, however, we encountered excellent growing conditions which included ample rain and cooler than normal nights.

Sambrailo Packaging will use the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit to introduce its new Go Greener! clamshells, the latest packaging innovation for organic growers.

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Sam Kass, executive director of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, will join a panel of industry members Oct. 17 at the 'eat brighter!' town hall, part of a series of workshop sessions being featured at this year's PMA Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA.

The session will be moderated by Todd Putman, chief commercial officer of Bolthouse Farms, and will also feature Derrick Jenkins, vice president of produce and floral at Wakefern; Robert Verloop, executive vice president of marketing at Naturipe; and Donna Bogia, director of information and customer service at PMA.