Posts By: Tim Linden

Value-Added Pioneer Moving Forward Under New Banner

Mary Thompson CEO Bonduelle Fresh Americas Member Since 1973 (originally joined as Ready Pac) Value-Added Pioneer Moving Forward Under New Banner The Back Story: The Ready Pac brand was established about a half century ago as founder Dennis Gertmenian’s story of chopping, cleaning, and bagging lettuce from a bathtub is a well-known part of the ...

Tom Nassif’s Tenure Celebrated at 2019 Annual Meeting

From the opening gavel of the on-site board meeting to the closing Award of Honor dinner, the 2019 version of the Western Growers Annual Meeting in mid-November had the underlying theme of celebrating the 18 years of service President and CEO Tom Nassif gave to the association. Of course, the Western Growers Annual Meeting, held ...

2020 WG Chairman of the Board: Talley to ‘Embrace Change’ During Transition Year

While incoming Western Growers 2020 Chairman of the Board Ryan Talley does not expect there to be sweeping changes under his watch, he does note that it will be a transition year for the association and some change is inevitable. “I am very excited for Western Growers as we bring on board Dave Puglia as ...