Produce

On September 5, 2014, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto presented Rene Carrillo Sr. and Rene Carrillo Jr., the Founder and CEO of Rene Produce LLC, with the prestigious Exporter of the Year Award for 2014 at the recent National Exporter of the Year Award Ceremony held in Mazatlan, September 3-5. …

Sun World announced the appointment of Clifton Lollar to the newly created position of land & water transactions project manager. …

Consumer confidence is one of the most important aspects of developing long-term customers that come back over and over again. In the food industry, confidence is extremely important and crucial. Despite this, the Food and Drug Administration hasn't quite finalized traceability regulations for produce. However, thanks to the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), plenty of participants (in all levels of the supply chain) are already making a conscious effort to improve processes, promote sustainability, and increase safety. …

National Mango Board’s Retail Account Manager in the northeast, Cece Krumrine, was honored as the New England Produce Person of the Year. She is the tenth recipient of this honor and the first woman. The award was presented by Ken Whitacre of Produce Business magazine on September 11, 2014 at the New England Produce Council Expo Breakfast Event. …

20/20 Global, Inc., a Nevada corporation which provides services for the wholesale fresh produce industry, announced that it has signed potato and onion contracts with one of the largest food service companies in North America. The potato contract is for 12 months totaling 780,000 cases or approximately 39,000,000 pounds of Idaho potatoes and the onion contract is for 8 months totaling 260,000 cases or approximately 11,200,000 pounds of yellow and red onions. …