The International Fresh Produce Association named Tamara Muruetagoiena as its director of sustainability, a new role for the organization that shows the commitment to provide sustainability resources and guidance to the industry.

Muruetagoiena begins her role in April 2022 and will focus on not only on IFPA initiatives including the Sustainability Research Center, member toolkit for communication best practices and assessment tool, but she will also serve as the subject matter expert on sustainability and effective practices.

“IFPA recognizes sustainability as the social, economic and

SpartanNash announced the appointment of Yu Ying Seah to vice president of IT global applications. Seah reports to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Arif Dar and will take on the role of developing and driving the company's applications roadmap, overseeing the delivery of business system initiatives from conceptualization to execution and maintenance.

"Our IT applications are a key component to delivering operational excellence and insights that drive solutions in this rapidly changing marketplace," Dar said. "Yu Ying has played a vital role in delivering leading-edge

Onions 52 Inc. welcomed a new member of its sales team: onion industry veteran Tiffany Cruickshank. Cruickshank is based in the Treasure Valley region and will be focusing on Idaho-Oregon operations along with sales and marketing for Onions 52.

“We could not be happier to have Tiffany on our team,” said Shawn Hartley, vice president of sales. “Tiffany brings many years of respect, knowledge, and experience to Onions 52.”

“I am excited to join the dynamic team at Onions 52 and think my experience will be a great fit with the organization. This move will allow me to find solutions for

Potatoes USA, the marketing and promotion board for the potato industry, elected new leadership during its annual meeting. The newly elected chairman and executive committee will lead the board through 2022-23.

Jason Davenport of Bakersfield, CA, was elected as chairman of the board. This marks Davenport’s sixth year on the board and as a member of the executive committee. He has served as the co-chair of the international marketing, the industry outreach and the domestic marketing committees, as well as the chair of the finance and policy committee for two consecutive years.

Davenport, a

Country Sweet Produce announced the promotions of Prescott Leyba to director of sales and Alexandra Rae Molumby to director of marketing for Bako Sweet.

In their elevated roles, Leyba and Molumby will work in tandem to lead the growth of the Bako Sweet brand at every level from farm to retail. This includes building highly functioning sales and marketing teams, both internally and with strategic partners, to drive the company’s goals forward.

“As we continue to frame out our bright future, we’ve identified the importance of having a sales and marketing team that work in a complementary

WOODLAND PARK, NJ — The Eastern Produce Council held its 54th annual John J. McAleavey Gala — a night the event’s namesake called “the produce prom” — Saturday, April 9, at the Westmount Country Club, here. The dinner dance was last held in 2019 when the council upped the ante on the evening, switching to a casino night format, including blackjack and craps —and a DJ to keep things moving.

"It's great to be back after the two-year break," said Susan McAleavey Sarlund, EPC's executive director. She said her father, for whom the gala was renamed prior to its 51st iteration, loved the food, the