The Kroger Co. announced that Elaine Chao has been elected to the company's board of directors.

To mark National Watermelon Day, Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has introduced a new seedless watermelon variety — Valor — developed to help growers maximize profitability. Introduced in the 2022 growing season, for every new Valor plant sold through the Syngenta Full Count Plant Program, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to American veterans’ organizations through the National Watermelon Association. This initiative is being funded by Syngenta’s Full Count Plant Program, which provides Syngenta genetics to every major U.S. production region from preferred transplant producers.

Carlisle Energy Solutions began in 2009 as a distributor of energy savings products for the cold storage industry. The produce industry quickly took notice.

The company’s unique business model is based on the two-fold agenda of increasing energy efficiencies while driving down costs for cold storage warehouses. The strategy revolves around reducing energy consumption, while still allowing companies to retain healthy profits.

Jac. Vandenberg Inc.’s SUNRAYS mandarin BIO bags have been named the 2021 Eco Excellence Award for Best Snack for its innovative, sustainable packaging.
 

Jorge Aguilar Heredia, founder of AGGALL Coliman Group, has died at the age of 62.

In 1978, Mr. Aguilar Heredia formally founded AGGALL Coliman Group, with the inauguration of the first sales center in Hermosillo, Sonora in northern Mexico. Today Coliman has commercial and distribution centers in the border states of California and Arizona, and commercial offices in the United Kingdom.

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Office of Field Operations Area Port of Sweetgrass seized 69.5 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $850,000 from a commercial produce shipment.