Tanimura & Antle announced that 46 employee owners have been inducted to its long standing and honored 20 Year Club this year.  Each year, the company recognizes employees who are celebrating their 20 year milestone anniversary with the company.  Collectively, Tanimura & Antle has 327 employees who have been with the company for over 20 years, about 12 percent of the current workforce.  

“Our 20 Year Club is a long standing tradition and is a high honor at Tanimura & Antle,” said Scott Grabau, CEO and president of Tanimura & Antle.  “We recognize that our company’s success stems directly from

Village Farms Greenhouse Grown has promoted Steve Poklemba, currently director of national sales, to his new role as director of global supply chain management for its Fresh Division.  In Poklemba’s new role he will be instrumental in vigorous company initiatives targeting expanding top line revenue. 

Poklemba’s primary focus will be the implementation of vital strategic initiatives to optimize inventory controls on fresh products and supplies.  He will accomplish this through improved operating efficiencies while reducing finished product costs.  His role will also be focused on managing

New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher announced the appointment of Joe Atchison III of Cherry Hill, NJ, as the assistant secretary of agriculture. Atchison has been the director of the division of marketing and development and will continue in that role as well.

“Having worked for the Department of Agriculture for over 16 years, Joe has a wealth of experience in department operations and has served admirably in his capacity as division director,” said Secretary Fisher. “We look forward to working more with him in this leadership role.”

Atchison directs a division that handles

Shortly after the company’s public launch in early 2021, Pure Green Farms employed Jim Marcum to lead its efforts in establishing new retail partners in the Midwest. Now settled into his latest role, Marcum continues to assist Pure Green Farms with gaining new business, as well as evolving its sales strategy and managing industry relationships.

“This role couldn’t be any more of a perfect fit for me,” said Marcum, vice president of sales for Pure Green Farms. “I truly enjoy sitting down with retailers to educate myself on their ever-changing needs and discussing how our team and products can

Farmstead, an online grocer offering fresh, high-quality groceries, delivered for free, announced former Walmart and Ahold/Peapod executive John Shaw has joined as head of supply. In this role, Shaw now leads merchandising, sourcing and supply chain activities.

Shaw has 10-plus years of experience leading large teams for two major retailers and an e-commerce delivery company across international, domestic and omnichannel. Most recently, he was responsible for international sourcing and support at Peapod Digital Labs, a division of Ahold Delhaize. Prior to that, he was with Walmart for nearly

Moxxy, an award-winning, full-service branding and marketing agency specializing in fresh food and agriculture-related businesses, has hired California-based Project Manager Leanne Salandro to lead marketing initiatives for clients nationwide.

"Moxxy’s brand promise has always included providing attentive, expert support to our clients on every project, every step of the way," said Karen Nardozza, president and CEO of Moxxy. "Leanne’s decades of marketing and design expertise across a range of industries both domestically and internationally, along with her outgoing personality and connection