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In an effort to bolster its private fleet, Walmart announce pay raises for its approximately 12,000 drivers. The latest investments mean Walmart drivers can now make up to $110,000 in their first year with the company. The company said drivers who have been with Walmart longer can earn even more, based on factors like tenure and location.

Operating in the fertile San Joaquin County, Morada Produce is a family-owned packer and shipper of cherries, onions, walnuts and Bell peppers, with the Foppiano family’s farming traditions dating way back to the California Gold Rush in 1849. 

During the month of March, Healthy Family Project aligned with health-conscious brands and more than 400 retail dietitians at 52 retailers as well as school nutrition directors in more than 100 schools for this year’s annual Mission for Nutrition. The digital, in-store, and in-school program focused on the importance of eating nutritious foods and the value of meal planning reaching more than 219 million consumers in March.

GrubMarket completed the acquisition of Vineland, NJ-based Regatta Tropicals, a successful and premier fresh fruit company that provides the highest quality fruits to retail, chain stores and food service companies across the U.S. and Canada. Regatta Tropicals also exports fruit to worldwide locations such as Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Europe, and imports fruit from Chile, Peru, New Zealand, Australia and Italy, among other countries.

April marks 70 years since the founding of the then-Florida Nurserymen & Growers Association.

Revol Greens hired Alan Applonie as chief operating officer. Well-known within the produce industry, Applonie was a fixture at Taylor Farms, one of the most respected field farming operations in the United States, and was an integral part of the company’s evolution and success during his 20-year tenure.

G&R Farms welcomed Caitlin Farrow to the role of assistant sales associate.

In an effort to strengthen and expand school garden-based education in local communities, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation will host the inaugural Growing School Gardens Summit, April 22 through 25 in Denver. As the first-ever national gathering focused entirely on school gardens, the summit will unite over 400 educators and leaders from across the country working to sustain school garden programs at the school, regional and national level.

Grand Rapids, MI, April 4, 2022 – Create TV celebrates the launch of Season 4 of J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom with marathons of episodes from seasons 1-3 in April as well as additional episodes in Prime Time at 9 and 9:30 pm EST, April 11-14. The times for the 5-hour marathons are as follows: Friday, April 8th, 9pm-2am EST; Saturday, April 9th, 10am-3pm EST; and Sunday, April 10th, 12pm-5pm. For night owls, there are additional airings at 2 and 2:30 am EST April 11-14. 

The 2022 Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s Convention and Trade Show brought the produce industry together April 5-7 at the Palais des congrès, in Montreal. CPMA 2022 had more than 270 exhibiting companies, including 131 international exhibitors and 77 first-time exhibitors.