Golbon, a leading national foodservice buying and marketing group supporting the success of independent distributors, has named Kevin Wilson as the company's president.

“Kevin brings a depth and breadth in the foodservice arena combined with an enthusiasm that we are confident will help Golbon continue to innovate and lead for years to come,” said Skip Oppenheimer, chairman and CEO of Oppenheimer Cos. Inc.

With over 20 years of foodservice distribution experience, Wilson brings a progressive background in leadership, finance, accounting, IT and field operations. His background includes roles

Inteligistics, which has been leading the digital transformation and adding value to perishable supply chains for over a decade, has promoted company veterans Lawrence Mallia to vice president, digital transformation, and Eric Kithinji to vice president, operations and engineering.
 
“Lawrence and Eric have been instrumental to our success developing systems and helping leading companies such as Driscoll’s, Fresh Del Monte, Dole and Church Brothers improve their supply chain visibility and efficiency,” said Rao Mandava, Inteligistics CEO and chairman. “Their leadership and elevated roles will

For the past six years, the National Watermelon Association has recognized promising members of the next generation in the watermelon industry at its annual convention through its Future Watermelon Farm Leaders award program.

This year, Bailey Leger of Leger & Son was among the recipients named to Class VII of the program.

“Bailey excels in everything she does because she is dedicated and diligent,” said Jordan Carter, director of marketing at Cordele, GA-based Leger & Son.

Carter said that Leger, a third-generation member of the farming family and daughter of President Greg Leger, grew up

Naturipe Farms hired John Johnston for the newly created position of director of premium products.  This new position aligns with Naturipe’s long-term focus on premium products, which will leverage its grower-owner investments in proprietary genetics. Johnston will take the lead on the current premium products like Mighty Blues, Mighty Reds and Green House Strawberries and champion the expansion new premium products.

"I'm thrilled to join the Naturipe Farms team and have always admired the company as an innovative leader in the global berry industry,” said Johnston. “This is a unique

Every year, the United States generates more than 100 million tons of wasted food — the majority of it being fresh fruits and vegetables — with over 50 percent going to landfills or incinerators. What if there was a company using advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to prevent wasted food and close the loop to protect the value of food?

That’s the mission of Divert, a company offering an end-to-end solution that prevents waste by maximizing the freshness of food, recovers edible food to serve communities in need, and converts wasted food into renewable energy. Divert Co

Camposol, an agroindustrial and export company based in Lima, Peru, announced that CEO Jose Antonio Gomez Bazan has been named as a member of “The 23 of 23” list by Forbes Peru.

The list highlights 23 leaders from the private and public sector who will play a key role in the economy, production activities and state administration of Peru in 2023.

With operations in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay, in addition to its home country of Peru, the company conducts business in more than 40 markets.

Earlier this year, Camposol announced it would start a year-round blueberry export program