DAUMAR is pleased to announce the appointment of Ivan Corvillo as its North American chief executive officer. Corvillo was unanimously voted into office by the Board of Directors, as a strategic leader to carry DAUMAR’s North American companies into the future.

DAUMAR is a leading supplier of packaging materials and packaging machinery to the fresh produce industry. DAUMAR recently opened a new state-of-the-art factory in Huntersville, NC and is planning to open a second U.S.-based factory in the very near future.

Corvillo is not new to the industry; he has been working with DAUMAR for

Michigan blueberry grower Shelly Hartmann has been named chair of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. Hartmann, who co-owns True Blue Farms with her husband Dennis, succeeds Chris Barnhill of North Carolina. 

Serving on the USHBC board for 10 years, most recently as vice chair, Hartmann is also actively involved in a number of other industry organizations and programs:  Governor-appointed role  of treasurer of the Michigan Blueberry Commission, a member of the board of the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program Advisory Council, and on the planning committee for the National

Bard Valley Natural Delights® announces the expansion of its team with two new hires and two internal promotions which will support the ongoing growth of the Medjool date category and Natural Delights brand.

Alex Aguilera was promoted from production scheduler to international sales & marketing coordinator and Alan Asbury was promoted from regional business manager of the Midwest to senior business manager of the Midwest & East Coast regions.

Aguilera’s extensive production knowledge will assist the sales and marketing teams to better service customers and consumers, especially as the

The Board of Directors of Peak of the Market is pleased to announce the appointment of Pamela Kolochuk as their new chief executive officer. Kolochuk joined Peak of the Market in 2017 as chief financial officer and succeeds outgoing CEO Larry McIntosh. She assumed responsibilities on July 9.

“After an extensive and thorough search, we feel Pam has the essential skillset, vision, and drive that Peak of the Market requires to lead the company as our next CEO,” said Board Chair, Peter Loewen. “Pam has a proven track record as a key strategic leader and advisor in numerous capacities.”

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“Potandon welcomes Darin to his role as CFO of our company," said Mel Davenport, CEO of Potandon Produce. "Darin will be a key part of our Senior Management team as we move Potandon towards an even more significant role in the fresh produce sector.  We are excited to have someone of his talent level joining our company.”

Patrizi joined Potandon in July 2021 as CFO and is responsible for leading the company’s finance/accounting, legal, information technology, and human resource functions.

Prior to joining Potandon, Patrizi spent 24 years with Pepsico providing financial leadership to several

Tracy Shaw has been named the new digital marketing manager at Healthy Family Project and will oversee content strategy, website SEO as well as digital partnerships and email marketing. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience Tracy brings a wealth of health-conscious food brand partnership knowledge, content development and promotion from her experience as the author of FoodWineSunshine.com. 

Tracy has worked as a Healthy Family Project influencer partner for seven years through her website Food Wine And Sunshine becoming familiar with the brand and mission through promoting and