Tom Wason, a produce industry veteran with three decades of experience in the retail and foodservice sectors, has joined 20/20 Produce Sales Inc., based in Heyburn, ID, as a member of the company’s board of directors and a managing partner.

Dandrea Produce Inc., headquartered in Vineland, NJ, entered into a partnership with Watsonville, CA, strawberry growers Humberto Gonzalez and Rafael Rodrigues that gives Dandrea a solid presence in the California strawberry deal.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association held its annual convention and trade show at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto April 17-19, and this year’s event was one for the record books, according to incoming

Bristol Farms, an upscale California grocery chain with 14 locations primarily in the southern part of the state, announced plans to open a new location this summer in Santa Monica at 3105 Wilshire Boulevard.

Rancho Cordova, CA-based Renaissance Food Group, a fresh food company that creates, markets and distributes healthy, high-quality food products, hired CHRIS SCHULLY as corporate chef.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Amid perfect weather, palm trees, fabulous food, high energy and a goal-shattering registration, the PMA Foundation's first-ever Women's Fresh Perspectives Conference began yesterday evening, as 177 fresh produce women leaders attended the opening reception at FireSky Resort & Spa, here.