Worldwide avocado marketer, Index Fresh, Bloomington, Calif., broke ground on its new state-of-the-art distribution and cold storage facility in Pharr, Texas.

Mission Produce, Oxnard, Calif., completed construction on its latest ripe center, based in Calgary, Canada.

A M King, Charlotte, N.C., will begin construction on a new cold storage distribution center for avocado producer Henry Avocado Corp., Escondido, Calif.

Mission Produce, Oxnard, Calif., completed construction on its first Ripe Center in Europe.

Calavo Growers, Inc., Santa Paula, Calif., completed the purchase of a production facility in Riverside, Calif., to further enhance the national footprint for the company’s Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) business segment.

Freska Produce International, LLC, Oxnard, Calif., is expanding its Avocado reach with by acquiring avocado packer Harvest Time Produce, Inc., Oceanside Calif.