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SpartanNash announced the addition of Bennett Morgan to its executive leadership team. Morgan will serve as senior vice president and chief merchandising officer, effective Jan. 24. He will report to SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam.

The New England Produce Council has announced a date change for its annual dinner dance gala, due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. The gala, previously set for Feb. 5, will now take place on Saturday, March 26. The venue remains the same: the InterContinental Hotel in Boston.

Associated Potato Growers Inc. is one of the largest volume shippers of potatoes in the Red River Valley, with 17 North Dakota and Minnesota farmers bringing the goods for the company, which is headquartered in Grand Forks, ND, with operations also in Grafton and Drayton.

Northeast Grocery Inc., the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets, announced the upcoming retirement of CEO Scott Grimmett and named former Tops Markets Chairman and CEO Frank Curci to that position. Grimmett’s retirement will be effective in February.

When the holiday season wraps up, most retail sets move into the health and wellness theme for the new year. Apples from Michigan certainly fill that description, with shoppers focused on adding more fruit and vegetables into their diet.  At BelleHarvest, the apple category does experience a shift in Q1, and this year will be no different according to Angie Sommers, director of marketing for the Belding, MI-based company.

“We want to do the citrus category really well,” said Juana Elortondo, U.S. sales manager for Salix Fruits, “and we know what it takes to be a high-quality import provider 12 months of the year.”

When the holiday season wraps up, most retail sets move into the health and wellness theme for the new year. Apples from Michigan certainly fill that description, with shoppers focused on adding more fruit and vegetables into their diet.  At BelleHarvest, the apple category does experience a shift in Q1, and this year will be no different according to Angie Sommers, director of marketing for the Belding, MI-based company.

A trio of supply chain experts painted a bleak picture for the immediate future concerning the logistics issues that have plagued the United States and the world for the past two years. They each agreed that the current port bottlenecks, rising truck rates and labor issues will be evident throughout 2022 and probably well into 2023.

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Terra Exports, a Las Vegas-based company that distributes fresh produce to and from over 65 countries around the world, while handling a very diverse commodity produce portfolio.

Ken Korson, sales and apple category manager for North Bay Produce, a Traverse City, MI-based cooperative of growers, is charged with managing the apple sheds daily based on what the customers want and what the growers have to pack.