Charlie’s Produce, an employee-owned, independent produce company serving the West Coast since 1978, has acquired Muir Copper Canyon Farms, a leading fresh produce and food products distributor based in Salt Lake City. Charlie’s Produce will integrate systems with Muir to enlarge sourcing options, pricing systems, invoicing and online sales for customers. This acquisition extends Charlie’s Produce’s network of seven distribution centers throughout the West.

Over the past five years, Charlie’s Produce has expanded rapidly through increased services, produce processing, geographic extension and

On Thursday, Oct. 1, Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce Inc. began its journey as a public company with the initial public offering  of 8 million share of its common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol AVO. The IPO opened at $12 and closed on its first day at $13.80, an initial one-day gain of 15 percent.

Mission Produce Chief Operating Officer Mike Browne called it an “exciting day” for the company and a logical step to take the organization to the next level.  Mission Produce self-identifies as the largest distributor of avocados in the world with its 2019 volume of 559 million

As a leading greenhouse vegetable operator in North America, Mastronardi Produce is no stranger to creating growth and opportunity. In a move that will continue the company’s unprecedented growth, Mastronardi has announced the establishment of a new distribution center in British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. The distribution center will serve the western region of the U.S. and Canada, delivering premium greenhouse-grown produce to a market that has only seen a small presence by the company to-date.

“We have a very strong presence in the East, where consumers have access to our unique

Embracing the virtual platform that this year’s PMA Fresh Summit offers, Shuman Farms will be showcasing its marketing initiatives and merchandising solutions to buyers.

As an industry-leading, year-round grower and shipper of premium sweet onions, Shuman Farms will highlight their seed-to-shelf story throughout the content on their Fresh Summit Marketplace as well as provide impactful promotions and programs that are specifically designed to drive produce department sales. Shuman will also share content created for the upcoming fall and winter months featuring RealSweet brand ambassador

The Produce Marketing Association has released the third and final Impact Award Winner and it is recognizing Al Romero, senior merchandising manager at 99 Cents Only stores, for his work bringing greater access to produce in his urban Los Angeles community.  The PMA Impact Award was first announced in 2019 at Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA. The award is meant to recognize individuals and organizations who have had a transformative effect on the produce and floral community, consumers, and the world.

Romero is the first individual winner of the PMA Impact Award and was nominated for his work

As the industry demands new and better data systems for compliance, traceability and transparency, one organization has met the challenge. Enter Nicholas Pasculli and Sam Spadoni of TMD Tech Solutions.

“We work with a wide variety of clients on things like websites, marketing materials, and so on and we end up needing all types of information in the process,” said Spadoni, director of business development with the company. “Invariably the client needs to gather all this up and get it to us for the project.”

Spidoni said that often a client will send over an excel sheet, or worse two or three