Henry Avocado Corporation was founded in 1925. As a year-round marketer, distributor and seasonal grower of fresh conventional and organic avocados from California, Mexico, Peru and Chile, avocados are always in season at Henry. All fresh avocados are marketed and distributed through the Henry Avocado Corporation sales offices and CustomRipe Avocado Company regional ripening centers.
Custom Produce Sales home office is located in Parlier, California, right in the heart of the central valley. Built from the ground up, our new 200,000 sq. ft. facility including a 10,000 sq. ft. repacking room gives us the ability to provide private brand labeling, special packs, barcode lot identification, product split packs, tracking and the quality that is expected from our customers. We handle over 80 commodities in citrus, grapes, melons, tree fruit and vegetables. All conveniently located in a one stop shop. From our growers to our suppliers we focus on quality and consistency.
Avocados from Mexico are fresh, delicious, authentic, and available all year-around. Avocados From Mexico (AFM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA), formed for the purpose of advertising, promotion, public relations and research for all stakeholders of Avocados From Mexico. Under agreements, MHAIA and the Mexican Avocado Producers & Packers (APEAM A.C.) have combined resources to fund and manage AFM, with the intent to provide a focused, highly-effective, and efficient marketing program in the United States. AFM is headquartered in Irving, TX.
Located in the heart of Chester County, Pennsylvania—the Mushroom Capital of the World—Buona Foods, Inc. was established on strong family principles. Rosemarie Ferranto, the daughter of Italian immigrants, grew up working on her family’s mushroom farm not far from Buona Foods’ present location. In 1972, Roro, as she is known to friends and family, began supplying local grocers and restaurateurs with mushrooms. Her love of people and her products enabled her business to grow steadily. Three years later, her husband Robert “Bear” Ferranto came on board, bringing 26 years of production management experience, and helped to expand the business in both size and scope. In the years that followed, their three children—Robert, Peter and Gale—also joined the company, each contributing talent and expertise that has helped Buona continue to grow into one of the most prominent mushroom companies in the region.
Crystal Valley Foods is a leading grower and importer of the highest-quality produce from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America. A family operated company, we’re one of the largest importers and distributors of asparagus in the United States and the largest single importer of specialty vegetables from Guatemala.
Our extensive product line also includes baby vegetables, snow peas, sugar snap peas, English peas, French beans, berries, peppers, tomatoes and other specialty crops. With offices and facilities in Miami and Los Angeles (plus other convenient entry points), we distribute produce across the United States and Canada with high-quality service that creates lasting relationships with our customers.
At Crystal Valley, we are committed to minimizing the impact our business has on the environment as well as to supporting the health, wellness and everyday lives of our employees. It is important that we practice the best food safety standards to bring healthy, high-quality products in a responsible manner to the marketplace to help support future generations, as well as support the communities where we operate.
From a very young age, Lex Camany knew he wanted to work in the agricultural industry. After graduating from Chico State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and Pomology, Lex went to work for the Mexican Government, working directly under the Secretary of Agriculture–coordinating all their research projects. After spending two years in Mexico, Lex returned to the Salinas Valley and created the strawberry department at Hartnell College, teaching students how to grow and harvest strawberries.
Joyce Camany grew up on a farm driving tractors and helping her dad grow row crops, move irrigation pipes, and even pulled weeds with her grandmother. Like Lex, Joyce knew she wanted a career in the agricultural industry and for fifteen years worked for the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner as Produce Inspector, inspecting all commodities to insure standards were being met.
In the summer of 2007, The Salad Farm was formed by Lex, Joyce, and a group of long-time, innovative partners—all of whom have been in the produce industry for over twenty years. It’s these collective years of experience, and the combined execution efforts of the entire Salad Farm team, that create the company’s foundation and commitment to quality.
The Salad Farm is a family-owned operation, supplying customers from coast-to-coast with premium spring mix, baby and teen spinach, green, and romaine leaf fillets, arugula, frisee, and radicchio.
Potandon Produce is the largest marketer of fresh tablestock potatoes in the nation and also a leading marketer of fresh onions. From the company headquarters in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Potandon manages a nationwide network of growing and packing operations in every major shipping area, offering a continuous 52-week supply for fresh market channels.