Pacific Trellis Fruit, owner of the Dulcinea brand, has promoted two of its team members to leadership roles. Rob Markel has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of sales-melon division, and Dan Carapella, Jr. to vice president of sales-fruit division. These promotions reflect the organization’s strategy of delivering partner value, volume growth and reputation as a market leader.
Last year’s domestic apple crop is a tale of two seasons as weather conditions in major growing regions dictated significantly different results for orchards in the Northwest and Northeast. The extreme heat in late summer and overall challenging weather conditions in Washington caused a significant 20 percent drop in volume to a 100 million case crop. This shortfall created supply challenges for retailers who typically rely heavily on fruit from the country’s largest apple growing region.
Born of necessity because of a Listeria outbreak in the apple industry, a Canadian-based company has developed and is offering a 30-second innovative waterless technology to kill up to 99.99 percent of pathogens on virtually any fruit or vegetable.
ORLANDO, FL The Southeast Produce Council held its 2023 Southern Exposure conference and trade show March 2-4, here. The event was successful on all fronts. Retailers, attendees and exhibitors were in full force on the show floor as the hustle and bustle lasted from the ribbon-cutting until the closing bell.
The Kroger Co. announced a more than $770 million incremental investment in its associates during 2023. The company will use this investment to raise average hourly rates, improve healthcare options and build new training and development opportunities.