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The
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United
Fresh names leadership class members
Washington,
D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association has announced
the 12 candidates who have been selected to take part in the
14th United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program, which
is designed to teach leadership skills to future industry
leaders.
To
learn more. . .
*
$20
million earmarked for citrus research
* Davis
symposium to mark 30 years
* Task
force to issue COOL best practices
* Expanding
Earthbound Farm hires QA director
* Retail
Roundup
Outside
the Insider
* Demand
booms for local produce as fuel prices, safety concerns increase
(www.palmbeachpost.com)
* California
farm product exporters face shipping squeeze (sacbee.com)
* Chiquita
CEO gives shareholders upbeat progress report (iht.com)
* U.S.
adds cropland, slowly (barrons.com)
* Fruit
juice consumption not related to overweight In children, according
to new research (medicalnewstoday.com)
* [Canada]
Research results in consistent apple crop (novascotiabusinessjournal.com)
* Bacteria
found on restaurant lemon slices (kmbc.com)
People
CHARLES
EDWIN GILB of Charles E. Gilb Co., Los Angeles, California,
has passed away.
ROBIN
RIGOR has joined Classic Salads LLC, Watsonville, California.
DON KUNNMANN,
STEVE DAVIS and PAUL JAMES are now with FreshPoint North Florida,
Jacksonville, Florida.
ALEX CHRISTENSEN
has joined sales for Wahluke Produce Inc., Mattawa, Washington.
NATHAN
HUTSON is no longer connected with Associated Freight Brokers
Inc., Yakima, Washington.
FRANK
COPPOLA is no longer with Amco Produce Inc., Leamington, Ontario,
Canada.
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