Colombia
The retail veteran has a strong reputation for developing results-driven programs that strengthen category growth, CAB says.
Together with Albert Heijn and Banasan, the partnership has invested over $500K in the five-year Building Dreams initiative.
CAB recently held voting for its nine-member board, with the addition of one new face, three existing members changing roles and the return of five others.
The organization has achieved significant penetration in the U.S. market in just five year’s time and has now launched a retail marketing campaign to support existing supplies and drive growth.
Exports to the U.S. in 2025 are currently projected to double from 80 million pounds last year.
The launch includes a refreshed website, updated trade show materials, new educational and promotional resources, and a strong digital presence, says the Colombia Avocado Board.
The Hass Avocado Board’s ‘2024 Year in Review’ report highlights trends worth watching and optimism about future production.
The Reedley, Calif.-based global sales and marketing platform has acquired Montana Fruits, a packer-shipper-marketer of avocados sourced from growers throughout Colombia.
Improved quality and consistent supply as Naturipe’s trees mature and produce more fruit has bolstered avocado supply from the country.
Thanks to maturing orchards and expanded production, the country seeks to increase its market share by exporting more than 130 million pounds to the U.S. during its spring and summer season.
Manual Michel is joining the Colombia Avocado Board, bringing legal expertise and produce leadership track record from his tenure at the National Mango Board.
Available April through June 2024, this marks the first “official” U.S. season for the Sweet Sugar Mango after a trial run in 2023.
La Dona Fruit, a Colombian grower and exporter, has launched a colorful band and packaging for avocados and limes for the U.S. and Europe.
Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is partnering with growers in Colombia to bring hass avocados to the U.S. market.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visits Aug. 14 with Gerrit (Gert) Kema, professor and researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands about the recent discovery of Panama disease in Latin America.
Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has big plans in Colombia.
Nine Colombian companies are set to present products of innovation and sustainable practices at Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif.
Index Fresh is offering Colombian avocados for the third season.
Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is signing an agreement with Colombia’s Port of Barranquilla to promote bilateral trade.
More than a month of protests over a tax reform bill in Colombia have slowed the exports of some agricultural commodities, including hass avocados and bananas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
Green SuperFood is excited to announce the creation of its new European marketing and distribution arm Farmers Home Europe, which will be launched officially at Fruit Attraction 2021.
The Colombia Avocado Board is excited to reveal their new brand image as part of a new strategic plan to increase Colombian avocado imports to the U.S.
In September, the nine-member Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) elected four new officers to Board of Directors, serving a two-year term from 2021 through 2023.
In the new Disney film “Encanto”, the cheerful Madrigal family from Colombia experiences a truly fortunate adventure.
USDA trade statistics show that U.S. imports of Colombian avocados reached nearly $48 million in 2022, up from less than $8 million in 2021.
Big Game celebrations serve as one example of how the country is helping meet U.S. demand for the fruit, says promotional agency ProColombia.
South African fruit company Westfalia Fruit’s Colombia division has a new avocado processing facility in Sonson, Antioquia, Colombia.