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The
Front Page
Commission
launches major avocado ad campaign
As California
avocado growers prepare for the peak of their season, the
Irvine-based California Avocado Commission has launched its
most wide-reaching consumer media campaign ever, according
to a news release.
To
learn more. . .
*
PMA
supports additional FDA funding
* Vangelos,
Jooste in new posts at Sun World
* Commissioners
fear rising farm costs
* Organic
Alliance Inc. announces growth plans
* Retail
Roundup
Outside
the Insider
* How
do tomatoes get salmonella? (slate.com)
* Melons
costlier, but sweet, plentiful (valleymorningstar.com)
* Florida
citrus growers fighting to stay grounded, CEO says (naplesnews.com)
* Consumers
shun convenience, scurry back to basics (mediapost.com)
* [Europe]
EU prepares U-turn on wonky fruit (bbc.co.uk)
* [Spain]
Spanish truckers group calls for lorries to converge on Madrid
(todayonline.com)
* Ethical
fresh produce sales rocketing in Europe (organicmonitor.com)
People
DAVID
HADLEY has joined dispatch for McTruck Brokers Inc., Atmore,
Alabama.
STEVE
KORAN is now director of sales for Martori Farms, Aguila and
Scottsdale, Arizona.
PETER
WARREN now handles key accounts procurement and DEBBIE CAPPE
handles logistics for Fresh King Inc., Homestead, Florida.
AIDA ADAMS
has joined Fred C. Ebel & Co. Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.
DORIS WOODRUFF is no longer with the company.
STEVE
KERNYA of R.A.M. Produce Distributors LLC, Detroit, Michigan
has retired.
ROB INGRAM
has joined sales for Touchstone & Associates, San Antonio,
Texas.
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