FRESNO, CA — Crown Jewels Produce, which is headquartered here and has a branch office in Nogales, AZ, expects an expanded program out of Nogales this year with an increase of 30-40 percent over last year, according to Atomic Torosian, a partner in the company.

Charlie Thomas, Margie Kosnik and Chuck Thomas handle sales at Thomas Produce.

“In order to better serve our customers” and to better accommodate their food-safe

Harry Sbragia, Rick Sbragia and Abel Garcia of JMB Distributing Inc.

NOGALES, AZ — “We specialize in beans,” said Harry Sbragia, president of JMB Distributing Inc., here.

Eric Meyer, Kristina Federico, Mari Davidson, Frank Camera, Denise Quiroga and Matt Mandel of SunFed.

NOGALES, AZ — SunFed, which continues on a growth mode this

Gabriel [Gabe] Nuñez, who since spring 2010 had been general manager of the newly formed Nogales, AZ-based Natural Flavor Produce LLC, along with three of the growers who were partners at Natural Flavor have joined with a fourth grower to form a new company, Golden Desert Produce LLC, also in Nogales.

NOGALES, AZ — Farmer’s Best International LLC, here, in its marketing outreach to its retail customers, is offering retailers an assortment of marketing tools as part of a program the company calls a “retail toolbox,” according to Veronica Kraushaar, owner of Viva Global Marketing LLC and a consultant to Farmer’s Best.