Rosie announced today the hiring of Lori Brown to join the team as senior vice president of industry and customer development. In this role, Lori will focus on the expansion of Rosie’s industry leading ecommerce service and growth of Rosie’s independent retailer media network, reporting to chief revenue officer Merrick Rosner.

“Lori’s enthusiasm for independent grocers and wholesalers is legendary,” shared Rosie CEO and cofounder Nick Nickitas. “She brings years of experience and a passion for delivering delight to shoppers, retailers, and organizations across the US. She is a tireless

GLOBALG.A.P. North America is pleased to announce Antonio Restrepo has joined GLOBALG.A.P. North America as producer relations manager and Katy Hladki has joined as buyer relations manager.

As Producer Relations Manager, Restrepo will be responsible for growing farm-level adoption of GLOBALG.A.P. solutions among growers in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to accepting the position, Restrepo worked for a large U.S. produce supplier for 20 years, helping growers all around the U.S. and Latin America develop and implement their food safety programs. Restrepo has been involved with GLOBALG.A.P.’s USA

BelleHarvest is excited to announce Jennifer Melvin has been hired as the company’s director of sales management. Melvin will lead business development for the sales organization headquartered in Belding, Michigan.

“Jennifer has a distinguished career in areas we are growing in and want to grow further,” said Chuck Yow, VP of sales of the company. He continued, “We are looking forward to learning from her experiences and offering her relationships more sustainable produce supply options.”
 
Melvin has a long background in the produce industry. Some of her career highlights include being a

South Mill Champs is pleased to announce that Sandy Malouff-Quintana has joined our team as the North American sales director for fresh business. Sandy comes to South Mill Champs with over 25 years of experience in the mushroom industry. Before accepting the position, Sandy held a senior sales position with a major North American mushroom producer.

"We are thrilled to have such a talented and strategic leader as Sandy join our team," says Michael Richmond, VP of sales for South Mill Champs, "Her experience and knowledge of the industry will prove indispensable."

In her new role with South

Church Brothers announces the appointment of Michael Manderson as vice president of warehousing, distribution and fulfillment.

Michael Manderson joined Church Brothers as the vice president of warehousing, distribution and fulfillment. Manderson has a strong background in fresh produce logistics over the past three decades.

Most recently, Manderson worked for Taylor Farms as their director of logistics and prior to that as director of logistics & transportation for Dole Fresh Vegetables. Manderson received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration – Finance from Central Washington University

Moxxy’s award-winning team is celebrating a major accomplishment by one of its members—the agency recently promoted Debbie Cintora to senior project manager. Located in Los Baños, CA, and a key member of Moxxy’s West Coast team, Cintora started at Moxxy in February 2016 as an account coordinator.

"Debbie is a rock star," said Karen Nardozza, Moxxy president and CEO. "She joined us right out of college, but she already had significant business experience. In six years, she has steadily advanced in her roles at Moxxy as her experience has grown. Our clients and the rest of the team know they