Chris Dugan has joined FiveStar Gourmet Foods' board of directors following a distinguished career at Chiquita Brands International. Beginning in various sales and operations roles, Dugan quickly rose to senior vice president of sales for both Chiquita and Fresh Express in the U.S. and Canada.

"We are thrilled to welcome Chris Dugan to our board of directors," said Tal Shoshan, CEO of FiveStar Gourmet Foods. "His extensive experience and innovative mindset will be invaluable as we continue to innovate, and substantially grow our market share.”

Dugan, currently serving as chief commercial

The Allen Lund Co. announced the promotion of Charlie Fabricant to environmental, social and governance programs manager. In this role, he will create benchmarking, reporting and assessments of ALC’s ESG performance relative to company goals and the industry and provide recommendations on future policy and action based on relevant metrics.

Fabricant graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2021 with a double major in economics and human and organizational development with a minor in environmental sustainability. Fabricant joined the Nashville office as an undergraduate intern in 2021. After

FullTilt Marketing, a leading firm specializing in agriculture, fresh produce and specialty food industries, has added Vanessa Hensley and Chandell Lattin to the company’s dynamic lineup. 

Bringing with her a wealth of experience from diverse marketing environments, Hensley joins FullTilt as project manager. With a background in industries spanning from produce to robotics and toys, Hensley’s focus will blend vision and strategy to craft brand concepts, expand promotions, and orchestrate impactful marketing campaigns while guiding some of FullTilt’s most significant projects in the coming

Dollar Tree Inc. made a key role expansion for Chief Operating Officer Mike Creedon, who will add leadership of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar merchandising and supply chain to his scope.

“We are fortunate to have an incredibly talented and dedicated leadership team at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. As we’ve worked together over the last year to build our transformation strategy, Mike has served as a key leader driving our operational path forward,” said Chairman and CEO Rick Dreiling. “In this expanded role, Mike will have full end-to-end accountability for delivering a best-in-class store

Louis Paul Pizzo, who established the wholesale fruit and produce brokerage company Lou Pizzo Produce Inc., died Sunday, Feb. 11, surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Born in Bridgeton, NJ, on June 7, 1945 as the eldest son of Louis Pizzo Sr. and Josephine Pizzo (Traina), Mr. Pizzo attended Deerfield Township Schools alongside his three siblings and numerous cousins from his large Italian-American family.

Mr. Pizzo attended and fondly remembered his experience at the historic Valley Forge Military Academy in Valley Forge, PA, later returning home to serve as president of the class of 1963 at

The U.S. Apple Association named the newest members of its leadership development program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship. Seven fellows from across the country have been selected to participate in the 2024 class.

The new members are Amanda VanBergen of Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc., Austin Benson of Chelan Fresh, Brannon Frankel of AgriMACS Inc., Joseph Strippoli of Geig's Orchard, Madison Schaefer of Storage Control Systems Inc., Max Farrell of Seso Labor and Shelby Miller of Applewood Fresh.

The NextGen Apple Fellowship focuses on hands-on experience with legislative and regulatory