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Bolthouse Farms has unveiled its state-of-the-art, Innovation Center today at the company's headquarters in Bakersfield, CA. The facility is designed to accelerate new product development and enhance current Bolthouse Farms offerings across the company's portfolio of beverages, salad dressings and fresh carrots. The Innovation Center will integrate marketing and research to create new products intended to help consumers make healthy food choices. …

Regularly eating lots of strawberries and blueberries may be good for women's hearts, a new study suggests. …

Demonstrating that food safety is a high priority for the industry, more than 300 California avocado growers engaged in a series of interactive Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) grower education seminars conducted by the California Avocado Commission (CAC) in December. CAC introduced a new GAP manual and recommended GAP certification process in 2011, and in just one year after the program launch more than 20 percent of California avocado acreage has been GAP certified. …

The application period is now open for the 19th annual class of the United FreshProduce Industry Leadership Program, presented by the United Fresh Foundation’s Center for Leadership Excellence. The program, made possible through a generous grant from DuPont Crop Protection, is a special opportunity for United Fresh members to advance their leadership skills and knowledge. …

Curry & Company is pleased to announce the appointment of industry veteran Michael Hively to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer. Hively is a results-oriented executive with over 23 years of produce experience. …