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Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, continues its global expansion and announces the opening of its office in Valencia, Spain. With this landing, Salix Fruits bets on this strategic origin for the global supply of fresh fruits, in order to supply the growing demand of its markets. In this way, the company increases its presence to 8 locations in the world to be closer to its suppliers and customers.

For two months this fall, East Coast shoppers became accustomed to sharing the parking lot of their favorite Stop & Shop, The Giant Co., Giant Foods or Food Lion supermarket with a bright green food truck wrapped to encourage thoughts of new Dole Salad Kits.

There will be a good supply of both imported and domestic clementines available into 2022. The market is steady with some very attractive promotional pricing. The two- and three-pound bags are ideal to promote in ad flyers and will greatly boost sales for the produce department. The five-pound boxes are also a very good tonnage item. Clementines have become a favorite of consumers and are sweeter and seedless with effortless peeling — and their size makes them ideal for children and the lunch ...

Sun World International LLC has added a stone fruit marketer and two importers to its panel of North American licensees. These include stone fruit marketer Trinity Fruit and licensed importers Capespan North America and Jac. Vandenberg. The appointments bring the company’s panel of licensed importers to 13 companies; Trinity joins four other California grower-marketers in producing and distributing Sun World stone fruit varieties, further expanding the supply and distribution of Sun World’s ...

After nearly six months of collaborating to provide free fresh produce to low income Philadelphians, the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market and Sharing Excess have been able to donate 2.04 million pounds of food back to the community. With food insecurity continuing to impact 38 million Americans a year and 20 percent of Philadelphians, the organizations remain committed to making unsold produce that would otherwise be thrown away available to people in Philadelphia through food pantries.

Learn how to make a restaurant-quality, authentic tasting Butter Chicken with fresh ingredients!

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania and Vermont, promoted Doug Stachewicz to digital specialist. Stachewicz will help build digital strategies and oversee the content development and deployment of digital communications for Tops. In addition, he will assist with technical aspects, testing and maintenance of eCommerce and other digital platforms and will be a key liaison with third-party partners to ensure best in class digital experie...

With business continuing to grow, Ippolito International is keeping pace and expanding its sales team. Jeff Feldeisen has recently come on board as a sales and commodity manager.

Milagritos Olivero Groppo has been named Camposol's new vice president of finance. She started this role Nov. 1 of this year. Olivero previously served as finance and planning manager at Camposol.

Schnuck Markets Inc. and its customers donated $125,000 to support Midwest tornado victims. Schnucks’ week-long “Round up at the Register” campaign concluded last week and allowed customers to choose to round up their grocery purchase to the nearest dollar. Schnucks customers donated more than $113,000, and a Schnucks’ corporate donation brought the total to $125,000. All donations will go to the American Red Cross to support the relief efforts for those impacted by the tornadoes earlier...