US Foods Holding Corp. announced that John Tonnison will join the company as executive vice president, chief information and digital officer. Tonnison will oversee the company’s technology vision and strategy and all information technology functions, including digital, cyber security, applications and infrastructure. He will report to Chairman and CEO Pietro Satriano.

“JT joins the executive team with more than 30 years of extensive experience leveraging technology to foster innovation, improve operational efficiencies and deliver exceptional service to customers,” said Satriano. “He will be

Seven Seas, a division of the Tom Lange Family of Cos., hired third-generation grower Bill Hammerstrom as manager of sales for its California citrus office. “We are so fortunate to have Bill on our team. His extensive knowledge of the produce industry is going to be a great asset to our citrus program and will help push us to the next level,” said Brent Scattini, vice president of West Coast.

Hammerstrom, a California native and graduate of Cal Polytechnic State University, joins Seven Seas with over 25 years of experience in the produce industry, many of those in citrus. His career has

Instacart has appointed Fidji Simo as CEO, effective Aug. 2. Simo, who joined Instacart's board of directors in January 2021, is a consumer technology industry veteran, having spent more than 15 years leading the operations, strategy and product development for some of the world's leading businesses. Apoorva Mehta, Instacart's founder and current CEO, will transition to executive chairman of the board.

"Seven months ago, I invited Fidji to join Instacart's board and, since then, I've been blown away by her capabilities as a leader. Over the last decade at Facebook, she's been a part of every

BlueSkySearch LLC, an online agriculture job portal service, is opening an office in Texas to better serve employers and candidates throughout the United States. The Texas office will be located in Abilene, TX, and will be managed by company President and CEO Mike Lovelace.

There are great opportunities to communicate with clients across the country. The company said being in a more centralized location and the expanded use of time zones will allow for quicker communication and prompt customer service. With the need of on-site recruiting, employee interviews or review services by associates

On May 31, Charles Johnson, who began his career in vegetable sales in New Mexico in 1956, died. He was 88.

Mr. Johnson was born in Phoenix Aug. 26, 1932, and followed his father, Ernest Johnson, into the produce business in the mid-1950s, and then watched his son, Charles Johnson Jr., take over the family business a generation later.  Charles Johnson Jr. told The Produce News that the third-generation shipper-distributor still operates almost the same as it has for the past seven decades, with lettuce and onions being its primary crops, though cabbage was added to the mix a quarter century

Schnuck Markets Inc. announced Ted Schnuck, currently vice president of fresh, has been named the company’s executive vice president of supermarkets. Dave Peacock, president and chief operating officer since May 2017, will transition back to the company’s board of directors in October, following his acceptance of a new role with Continental Grain Co.

After a successful career outside of Schnucks, including time with Bain & Co., strategy work with Beam Suntory and brand management at Procter & Gamble, Ted joined the family-owned company in 2015. He is a current member of the company’s strategy