Del Rey Avocados touts expanded capabilities

Hillary DeCarl, sales representative with Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocados, and Victoria Cao, sales representative, talked about the growth of the company’s packing and avocado handling capabilities at the IFPA Foodservice Conference on July 29.
Hillary DeCarl, sales representative with Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocados, and Victoria Cao, sales representative, talked about the growth of the company’s packing and avocado handling capabilities at the IFPA Foodservice Conference on July 29.
(Tom Karst)

MONTEREY, Calif. — Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocados was highlighting its expanded capabilities at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference Expo on July 29.

The company recently expanded with a new packing line in its California facility and added about 10,000 square foot of storage in its Vineland, N.J.
Earlier this year, Del Rey Avocado completed a major overhaul of the company’s Fallbrook packinghouse facility.

The upgrades include a streamlined receiving process and modern sorting, sizing and safety technology, as well as an ergonomic packout line,  according to the company.
 

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