iTradeNetwork, the global provider of supply chain management solutions for the food and beverage industry, announced Bianca Buckridee as its new vice president of product marketing.
 
Prior to joining iTradeNetwork, Buckridee worked for Blue Yonder, BMC Software, The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and SunTrust Banks in progressively responsible customer service operations and product marketing roles. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Southeastern University.
 
In her new role, Buckridee will be responsible for building and scaling the product

The same year that Avocados From Mexico made the list of the 50 Most Innovative Companies, the trailblazing organization seeks to strengthen from within. With the strategic promotion of two of its executives, the company prepares for a transformative future driven by high-performing innovation.

AFM isn't just changing the way people consider and consume avocados. It embodies a performance mindset, rooted in innovation and diversity, as a workplace. With just 34 employees — and 60 percent of them women — the organization now also has a gender balanced leadership team, an accomplishment that's

After holding executive responsibility for over half of Oppy’s departments the last few years, Doug Grant will say farewell on July 31 to the grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce he’s called home since 1995.

First joining Oppy as director of information technology, Grant made an impact right away by guiding Oppy’s digital transformation. and developing food safety protocols that set the industry standard. Grant made his mark by exploring innovative ideas throughout his career. Promoted to his current role of executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2019, he

Tanimura & Antle announced strategic changes, additions and promotions within its sales team to position itself for strategic growth.  The company has hired new key sales team members, reorganized existing sales staff and promoted vital sales team members.  

Tom Ryan and Rick Dacey have joined the company’s new dedicated regional sales team as regional sales managers, reporting to Senior Director of Regional Sales Karen Pflaum.  Ryan served as a regional sales manager for Tanimura & Antle previously from 2005 to 2014.  For the past few years, Ryan has been representing a number of produce

Joe Pezzini likes to say his family were small family farmers before it was in vogue.

He grew up in the Salinas Valley, which is where his grandfather, Giuseppe Pezzini, and his father, Angelo Pezzini, landed after immigrating from Italy in the 1930s. His grandfather started farming and growing artichokes in the Carmel Valley, near Highway 1, where the crop was a recipient of the cool ocean breezes.

Angelo was just a teenager when he arrived in the United States, but six years later he was back in Europe, representing the United States as a U.S. soldier during World War II. It was in the

The Kroger Co. announced the retirement of Steve McKinney, senior vice president of retail divisions, effective Aug. 7. McKinney will be succeeded by Valerie Jabbar, currently group vice president of center store merchandising.

McKinney began his career with Kroger in 1981 as a clerk for Florida Choice Supermarkets, a former Kroger banner. While there, he advanced to store manager, buyer and field representative before moving to Fry's Food Stores, where he held several leadership positions before being named vice president of operations in 1998.

McKinney also served as vice president of