Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet kicked off 2021 welcoming Amy Gates as vice president. Gates has been in the produce business for over 21 years and initially will focus on implementing a new ERP and WMS computer systems (given her IT experience) and then will be very active in all facets of the business going forward.

For nearly 100 years, the Marchini family has been farming in the central valley of California. Best known for Radicchio, Italian specialties and fresh figs, J. Marchini Farms and Joe’s Premium Brand offers an array of commodities that connect back to their family’s roots & history as Italian immigrants in the 1920s.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., a leader in the Canadian convenience store industry that is among the largest independent convenience store operators in the United States, confirmed that it has recently submitted a non-binding offer letter to Carrefour SA, one of France's biggest supermarket chains, at a price of $24 per Carrefour share or $19.6 billion in total. The terms of the transaction are under discussion, but the consideration is currently expected to be in cash in large majority.

Markon, whose reputation is built upon its dedication to food safety, hired Kate Burr as its new food-safety director.

Metro is launching My Health My Choices, a new guide for customers who want to simplify making the best product choices based on their own lifestyles, values or health needs when they shop. As of today, nearly 9,000 products – found in store, online and the My Metro app – will display one or more of the program attributes – close to 50 – allowing Metro customers to make their shopping experience easier and faster.

The Allen Lund Co. announced the promotion of Keith Curtis to the position of IT director; Jill Smith will take over his former role of manager of integrations. In this role, Curtis will take on the direct oversight of systems, integrations and desktop support groups. He will continue to work closely with the company's IT teams.