Consalo Family Farms has welcomed Adam Dandrea and Jay Betancourt as procurement managers to its sourcing team. The company says Dandrea’s and Betancourt’s industry experience and grower networks will assist the company in managing the produce supply chain and maintaining year-round product availability.
Dandrea joins Consalo Family Farms with more than a decade of experience in procurement, sales, logistics, warehousing and produce distribution. Throughout his career, he has managed New Jersey vegetable and blueberry procurement programs, import commodities and warehouse operations while building strong relationships throughout the domestic produce industry.
Most recently, Dandrea owned and operated Ronnie’s Produce, a repack and distribution company specializing in citrus, vegetables and domestic blueberries. He also served as a Northeastern sales associate while also being lead buyer at Fru-Veg Marketing.
Consalo Family Farms says Dandrea will focus on supporting and expanding its fruit and vegetable sourcing programs while strengthening grower partnerships and supply relationships throughout key domestic production regions.
Betancourt brings more than 40 years of produce industry experience spanning wholesale, foodservice, retail, import, export and shipping point operations. Throughout his career, he has worked in major produce markets across the U.S., including Miami, Philadelphia, New York, Nogales, Ariz., and McAllen, Texas, while traveling extensively throughout Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America to develop grower relationships and identify new sourcing opportunities.
A longtime produce industry veteran, Betancourt returns to the Consalo family with decades of sourcing expertise and industry relationships. He previously worked for CEO Skip Consalo in Nogales during the late 1990s.
As procurement manager, Betancourt will focus primarily on vegetable procurement while continuing to strengthen grower partnerships and sourcing opportunities throughout North America and Latin America.
“The produce business has never just been a job to me. It’s a passion and a way of life,” Betancourt says. “I’ve dedicated my career to building relationships, developing programs and helping connect growers with customers throughout North America.”
