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Canadian competitive skier lands sponsorship for second year

David Oppenheimer and Company I LLC is voluntarily recalling from the market all one-pound clamshells of organic green kiwifruit described below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes

Two coasts, 12 states, 3,028 miles, 175,000 vertical feet over three mountain ranges, all at an average speed of 17 miles per hour. “And we only had two flat tires,” Karin Gardner, executive director of marketing at Oppy, said of her team’s impressive top-category finish in the 2022 cycling event Race Across America.

Oppy is celebrating two of its finest — Tropicals Category Vice President Steve Woodyear-Smith and Creative Services Director Cathie MacDonald — as they wrap up their careers with the leading grower, marketer and distributor at the end of the month.

Long-term Oppy team members retire

Long known for moving fresh produce around the world swiftly and safely on vessels, trucks and planes, Oppy is now helping one of its own travel across the United States — on a bicycle.

Gaining extensive experience in sustainable practices for nearly 165 years, Oppy is addressing its environmental and social stewardship responsibilities in a fresh way with the promotion of Garland Perkins to the refined role of senior manager of innovation and sustainability.

Sustainability program takes root in innovation with new role at Oppy

Oppy has refined the role of senior manager of innovation and sustainability and chosen Garland Perkins to fill the slot. 

Oppy mourns passing of Cal Tribiano Calvin Tribiano, a veteran Oppy sales executive, passed away on May 6 following a brief illness. He was 71. Tribiano joined Oppy’s East Coast sales team in 1988. In the subsequent decades, he carved out a legendary sales career with the grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, building the market for Oppy products while serving as a trusted mentor to many within the organization. Tribiano was born on December 25, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. He stu...