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Perfection Fresh Australia acquires banana business Pacific Coast Produce Marketing Perfection Fresh Australia has purchased banana business Pacific Coast Produce Marketing (PCPM) as part of a move to excite Australian consumers with new banana offers. Chief Executive Officer Michael Simonetta said the acquisition, which provides the opportunity to license The Red Tip™ Ecoganic™ banana, is an excellent fit with Perfection Fresh and aligns with its focus on driving innovation in fresh produce. He said: “We decided to enter the banana category because we have the opportunity to grow the c...

Date Time Share LaManna Premier Group’s Anthony Di Pietro elected as next Chair of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance Today, members of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) unanimously elected Mr Anthony Di Pietro, CEO, LaManna Premier Group (LPG) as AFPA Chair for 2021. Mr Di Pietro was appointed CEO of LPG in 2016, following the merger of LaManna Group and Premier Fruits Group. Prior to this appointment, Mr Di Pietro had been the CEO of Premier Fruit Group since 2003. In addition to significant experience within the horticulture industry, Mr Di Pietro is also currently the Chair...

Easton Area School Board to decide whether to cap tax increase at 3.9% Updated Jan 11, 2021; The Easton Area School Board will decide this month whether to cap a tax increase on next year’s budget at 3.9%. That figure represents the state-set index. Any tax increase above that would require voter approval. The board needs to take the vote in order to preserve the right to raise taxes that amount, but the board could ultimately decide not to raise taxes at all, according to Chief Operating Officer Michael Simonetta. “Obviously we don’t want to go that high but we did agree and are recom...