CarbAmericas in Fort Lauderdale, FL, has been importing Peruvian asparagus since 1993, developing deep roots and strong relationships with its Peruvian grower base. This strong base is credited by Jeff Friedman, president, as helping the company face down the challenges of the year.

“Our grower base along with our hiring of new staff and focus on retail promotion continue to push us forward,” he said.

This past year, CarbAmericas added Walter Hoffman to its team as senior sales executive/business development. “Walter has over 20 years of experience in the produce industry and plenty of sales

Keeping business going during difficult times revolves greatly around established relationships, and that is especially true for Harvest Sensations.

“Over the past few years, Harvest Sensations has assembled one of the strongest, most reliable, high-quality network of grower partners of Peruvian asparagus in the industry,” said Tony Pinto, director of sourcing in Miami, FL. “We treat our growers like customers and we’re developing long-term programs with them to meet our customers’ needs.”

Stable production and efficiencies in logistics helped Harvest Sensations offer promotable product to

Progressive Produce recently announced several measures to help the company meet its expanding growth, including a new label and new additional staff.

Scott Leimkuhler, senior vice president of sales, explained, “With our new cold storage facility in La Mirada that opened last year, plus the new faces we’ve added to the asparagus and citrus team, we’re excited and confident in our growth with our partners.”

The company now offers a new Progressive Farms label. “The label will take our customers to growing regions around the world from Peru to Mexico to the U.S.,” said Oscar Guzman, director

Diversification and expansion shape the focus of Farm Direct Supply in Fort Lauderdale, FL, as the company looks to increase the viability of the Peruvian source.

“The demand for our value-added and commodity programs has been excellent this year, in spite of the inherent challenges COVID-19 has presented,” said Chris Horrell, FDS general manager. “It has challenged us to build deeper, more meaningful supply chain partnerships that will be the cornerstone of our future.”

FDS continues to diversify its geographic footprint in Peru. “We want to create a more robust supply chain especially

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Fresh Produce Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Texas, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 15 produce sellers in the amount of $374,069 from May 2018 through August 2019.

Fresh Produce Inc. will have an opportunity to request a hearing. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years with the posting of a USDA-approved

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. has officially launched its first e-commerce website with same-day delivery in the Dallas market. Additionally, to celebrate the launch and help local consumers make lemonade out of this lemon of a year, for a limited time, Fresh Del Monte  will be adding a free order of lemons, a delicious and good source of vitamin C, and a lemonade recipe to each order placed through its website through the end of October, one per customer while supplies last.

Consumers can visit www.myfreshdelmonte.com to place their orders of fresh, wholesome produce to be conveniently