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Idaho Potato Commission, Eagle, Idaho
Produce veteran Mike Krage joined as retail promotion director-Northeast/Midwest, replacing Dave Rhodes, who is returning to his retail roots as director of produce and floral for Fresh Encounter. Krage maintains more than 30 years of retail and wholesale produce industry experience, and will utilize category management, promotions and other marketing support tools to assist category managers and buyers in the Northeast and Midwest. Krage has worked at Supervalu/UNFI, Winn-Dixie and Albertsons, handling everything from operations to sales and merchandising to category management, served as one of the first board members for the Southeast Produce Council and was on the retail board of directors for United Fresh.
California State Board of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, Calif. Christopher Valadez, incoming president of the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California, joined the board of directors.