Pineapple grower-importer Chestnut Hill Farms is partnering with Fresh Fruit, a Dominican Republic exporter, to provide organic fair-trade bananas to East Coast and Gulf Coast states.
“Fresh Fruit was the perfect company for us to partner with because of their shared vision regarding helping their communities and forward-thinking approach to sustainability,” Raul Romero, Chestnut Hill Farms president and chief operating officer, said in a news release.
The partnership will distribute bananas to North America year-round.
“We believe that organic fair trade produce is an under-represented category in North America that will continue to grow as consumer demand shifts,” Romero said in the release.
Both companies place an emphasis on social responsibility, sustainability and giving back to grower communities.
“At Fresh Fruit, we are proud to have seen our commitment to fair trade co-fund the opening of a kindergarten and primary school in Mao Valverde, providing high-quality education to more than 70 children,” Pol Vermeiren, Fresh Fruit director, said in the release.
Fresh Fruit focuses on sustainability. Its solar-powered packing facility is powered by 3,000 solar panels.
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