Stemilt and its local healthcare provider, Confluence Health, are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Stemilt Family Clinic. Stemilt partners with Confluence Health to offer Stemilt employees, their spouses, and dependents an on-site, a no cost healthcare clinic for all primary care needs and pharmacy services. Stemilt President West Mathison sees the five-year mark as a significant milestone for the company and a great resource for Stemilt employees.

Charlie’s Produce, an employee-owned, independent produce company serving the West Coast since 1978, has acquired Muir Copper Canyon Farms, a leading fresh produce and food products distributor based in Salt Lake City. Charlie’s Produce will integrate systems with Muir to enlarge sourcing options, pricing systems, invoicing and online sales for customers. This acquisition extends Charlie’s Produce’s network of seven distribution centers throughout the West.

On Thursday, Oct. 1, Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce Inc. began its journey as a public company with the initial public offering  of 8 million share of its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol AVO. The IPO opened at $12 and closed on its first day at $13.80, an initial one-day gain of 15 percent.

As a leading greenhouse vegetable operator in North America, Mastronardi Produce is no stranger to creating growth and opportunity. In a move that will continue the company’s unprecedented growth, Mastronardi has announced the establishment of a new distribution center in British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. The distribution center will serve the western region of the U.S. and Canada, delivering premium greenhouse-grown produce to a market that has only seen a small presence by the company to-date.

Embracing the virtual platform that this year’s PMA Fresh Summit offers, Shuman Farms will be showcasing its marketing initiatives and merchandising solutions to buyers.

The Produce Marketing Association has released the third and final Impact Award Winner and it is recognizing Al Romero, senior merchandising manager at 99 Cents Only stores, for his work bringing greater access to produce in his urban Los Angeles community.  The PMA Impact Award was first announced in 2019 at Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA. The award is meant to recognize individuals and organizations who have had a transformative effect on the produce and floral community, consumers, and the world.