State of Organic Produce 2024
Organic Produce Network: “Summer Organic Tomato Promotions Should Soon Be Available” (6/29/2023)
California’s summer organic tomato crop (including a nice assortment of organic heirlooms) is ramping up, and combined with continued organic tomato production from Mexico, retail promotional opportunities should be available from late August on.
Brian Everett of Organic Harvest Network in San Francisco revealed that he will have a great lineup of organic tomatoes—including mixed cherry offerings, multiple varieties of heirlooms, grape tomatoes, romas, and beefsteaks—from July through the summer and well into October.
West Mexico Growers Navigate Season of Uncertainty
The Packer: “Sonora grape deal is rebounding after slow start, distributor says” (6/5/2023)
After a delayed start to the Mexican table grape season, producers are bouncing back with normal production moving into June.
What’s more, grower-owned distribution company Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., reports that production is currently coming from the northern and costal districts of Sonora, an area that was delayed due to cooler spring weather.
“If all retailers would focus on offering high quality and high flavor table grapes, the market would be in balance”
Fresh Plaza: The Mexican grape season kept getting pushed back due to a May month that was unusually cool. Although the weather helped with the coloring of the grapes, it slowed down the maturity. “The grape season has been late before, but this was probably the latest it has ever been,” says Carlos Bon with Divine Flavor
Tantalizing Table Grapes
ANYK!: “Divine Flavor’s Michael DuPuis Discusses Mexico Program Growth” (12/5/2022)
While in many parts of the United States, we are pulling out our cold weather gear and hunkering down for the winter, in Mexico, produce programs are heating up. With a strong group of grower partners in West Mexico, Divine Flavor is preparing to offer retailers a wide variety of high-quality products to meet shopper demand through the rest of the season.
Produce Planning Guide for Cinco De Mayo
Produce Business, Jodean Robbins: This article recognizes the important role of Mexico in the United States produce space and describes five trends that will help continue to drive this valuable Mexican produce business. The five trends are: expanding variety, leveraging consumer interest in avocados, creating more greenhouse space for tomato growth, increasing visibility and opportunity for mango sales, and continuing to increase organic production. Divine Flavor is a key player in the Mexican produce business and is mentioned multiple times in the piece. Michael DuPuis, the quality assurance and public relations coordinator for Divine Flavor, is quoted on both the expanding produce variety through flavored grapes and the use of greenhouses for making bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and squash available in the winter months.
Sinaloa, west Mexico play crucial role for Divine Flavor’s produce supply
Divine Flavor, a Nogales, AZ-based produce grower and distributor, announced the restructuring of its executive sales team, elevating Patrick Cortes to vice president of sales and Carlos Bon to senior vice president of sales.
Growers offer insight on Mexican produce
The Packer: “Sonora grape deal is rebounding after slow start, distributor says” (6/5/2023)
After a delayed start to the Mexican table grape season, producers are bouncing back with normal production moving into June.
What’s more, grower-owned distribution company Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., reports that production is currently coming from the northern and costal districts of Sonora, an area that was delayed due to cooler spring weather.
Nogales More Than Just Vegetables
Divine Flavor, a Nogales, AZ-based produce grower and distributor, announced the restructuring of its executive sales team, elevating Patrick Cortes to vice president of sales and Carlos Bon to senior vice president of sales.
Divine Flavor adds Jeremy Giovannetti as melons category manager
Divine Flavor, a Nogales, AZ-based produce grower and distributor, announced the restructuring of its executive sales team, elevating Patrick Cortes to vice president of sales and Carlos Bon to senior vice president of sales.
Divine Flavor adds melon category manager
Produce Blue Book: “Divine Flavor expands organic bell pepper program into summer” (8/16/2022)