Employee-owned Triple T Transport Inc. has unveiled its newly designed logo and website, a fresh look that heralds a new stage in the third-party logistics brokerage’s growth and approach to digital media.

Potandon Produce LLC, based in Idaho Falls, ID, is now the exclusive marketing agent for the Highland Growers Cooperative and its associated packing facility Idaho Sunfresh located in Rigby, ID.

With the addition of Highland and Idaho Sunfresh, Potandon represents six cooperatives in Idaho and nine cooperatives nationwide, with a total of 15 potato packing facilities.

Ahold USA announced that Rick Herring, president of the Giant Carlisle division, has made the decision to retire, effective Feb. 14.

Herring has had a successful career at Ahold companies for nearly 25 years and has made many contributions to the Ahold organization.

Sun World International LLC is expanding its presence in South America and, in order to accommodate that expansion, has named well-respected Chilean grape breeder and agronomist Carolina Uquillas to manage its fruit licensing business throughout Brazil, Chile and Peru.

Culinary experts often claim that “what grows together, goes together,” and Olympic cross-country skier Torin Koos — who grew up in the heart of Pacific Northwest pear country, home to 84 percent of the U.S. fresh pear crop — proves this adage rings true.

In mid-January, Karen Brux, the North America managing director for the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association and the marketing director for the Chilean Avocado Importers Association, headquartered in San Carlos, CA, provided The Produce News with import data on Chilean produce exports for the current season, adding comments on products that have notable volume changes.