Chiquita Brands announced the appointment of Rick Frier as the company's senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Frier will be responsible for all aspects of the company's financial operations worldwide. He will assume his new position immediately upon the filing of the company's first quarter financial report and will serve as senior vice president, finance, until that time. He succeeds Brian W. Kocher, who, as previously announced, will become chief operating officer for Chiquita.

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United Supermarkets LLC, which operates 51 stores in 30 cities in Texas, has joined CEV Multimedia Ltd. on an educational video series aimed at teaching young people about nutrition and healthy food choices.

The CEV Family & Consumer Sciences Brand will launch its iCEV online platform this fall, and nutritional education is a crucial component of the curriculum.

The Produce Marketing Association brought its Fresh Connections series to Charlotte earlier this month, where shopping habits of consumers were explored by a capacity crowd of industry professionals.

Always up to something new and special, Baldor Specialty Foods, headquartered in the Bronx, NY, outdid itself Monday, April 22 by hosting a spectacular promotional and exhibition event, titled "Bite, an arousal of your taste buds" that unfolded as sort of a mini-convention.

WASHINGTON — The annual Dirty Dozen list released April 22 by an environmental group that ranks fresh produce by pesticide loads may not be getting traction this year because the government report upon which it is based makes clear fruits and vegetables are safe to eat, said Marilyn Dolan, executive director of Alliance for Food & Farming.