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Chiquita Brands International, Inc. announced the appointment of Craig Stephen as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Fresh Express. Mr. Stephen will have responsibility for Fresh Express sales, marketing and customer service operations, as the Company continues to provide expanded category offerings in retail value-added and private label salads. …

The fresh produce sector is now more than ever looking at ways to increase fruit & veg consumption in the EU and find alternative export markets for fresh fruit and vegetables. At the Annual General Meeting of the European Fresh Produce Association (Freshfel), that took place in Brussels on 7 October, close to 100 participants debated the sector’s options for the future. …

The company responsible for introducing the vine ripe tomato from Mexico in grand scale is ripe for change. On the vine for Ta-De Distributing is a new website, product research and trade merchandising programs. The new website, http://tadeproduce.com, to be formally launched during the PMA Fresh Summit, focuses on information about the history of the company that sets it apart from the competition. …

C.H. Robinson announced today that the company has begun operations out of a new, state of the art facility in Corona, CA in order to provide Robinson Fresh® customers with expanded and efficient supply chain solutions. …

In recognition of National School Lunch Week, October 13 – 17, 2014, and the produce industry’s commitment to healthy school meals, the United Fresh Start Foundation is pleased to announce a generous contribution from Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. (Roundy’s) to support salad bars for forty schools in Illinois and Wisconsin. The donation supports the Foundation’s Let’s Move Salad Bars to MIDWEST Schools campaign, which has a goal to increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption by donating salad bars to schools in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. …