Tropical Fruit
Miami-based J&C Tropicals has appointed Jessie Capote as the firm’s new CEO.
Miami-based Ecoripe Tropicals showcased its conventional and organic coconuts and ginger during GOPEX Golf.
With Florida’s red and white dragon fruit supply waning, Freshway Produce is starting its yellow dragon fruit season from Ecuador in mid-October, said Jose Roggiero, president and CEO of the Miami-based marketer.
The Government of Colombia has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize importation of yellow dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus) for consumption into the United States.
USDA seeks comment on draft pest risk assessment for the importation of mangosteen fruit from Panama
The Government of Panama has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to authorize the importation of Mangosteen fruit for consumption into the U.S. and Territories.
Homestead, Fla.-based Brooks Tropicals LLC has added two new members to its sales office, says Peter Leifermann, vice president of sales and marketing.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of dragon fruit (Selenicereus undatus) for consumption from the Dominican Republic.
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Sunrise Fla.-based Delina Fresh is selectively using more air freight options to combat port delays for ocean shipments of exotic produce bound for the U.S.
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Inc. has an exciting lineup of dragon fruit, including its Honey Dragons, Fire Dragons and Snow Dragons, said Alex Jackson, director of sales.
Doral, Fla.-based J&C Tropicals has developed a tropical fruit jerky that vegans will have no beef with.
Like the regions where the produce originates and the people who eat them, tropicals are a diverse, beautiful lot.
Dragon fruit demand has skyrocketed on Produce Market Guide last week.
Homestead, Fla.-based Brooks Tropicals LLC has added Javier Gonzalez Ebra as the firm’s sales manager and added industry veteran Emil Bravo as the company’s newest salesman.
HLB Specialties is looking forward to the start of the rambutan season, starting in Guatemala in May and continuing with Honduras through December.
Florida’s tropical fruit season is underway and marketers are expecting a strong bounce-back year.
Crowley Logistics has opened an expanded warehouse in Miami in early April, consolidating two facilities and adding 60,000 square feet to the operation.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, has opened a Central and South American division in Colombia.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, has hired Manuel Escandon, who is based in Chile, as part of its South American expansion.
Goldenberry Farms launched the “Ramboos Big Adventure” game on the Apple Store and Google Play as a value-add to the product line of Ramboos rambutans.
Vallarta Supermarkets’ newest store location in Carson, Calif., is taking an innovative and customizable approach to value-added fresh fruit with the introduction of La Fruteria, a fresh fruit bowl destination.
The dVida Co. has announced year-round availability for its mango and dragon fruit programs.
Miami-based Goldenberry Farms began introducing tropical berries to the U.S. market in 2021, and demand has been increasing for its namesake berries since then, says Christopher Palumbo, brand director.
The Houston-based dVida Co. says it’s on schedule to ship over 2 million pounds of Ecuadorian mango this year and has recently added yellow and red dragon fruit to its portfolio.
The Philadelphia-based company has received its first container loads of brown coconuts from India, a relatively new supplier to the U.S. market.
Based on findings of a pest risk analysis, the USDA said it determined that specified phytosanitary measures will mitigate the risks of introducing plant pests or weeds via fruit imports.