Earlier this month, CBC Radio caught up with Vice President of Canadian Sales Walt Breeden to discuss the growth of the citrus category and Oppy’s important role in building the easy-peel orange market since we sold the first Japanese mandarins in 1891. You can read it here. The article describes how oranges were tucked into … Continued
The animal lovers in our Chicago office made the holidays a little brighter for local four-legged friends with donations of pet food to two animal shelters last weekend. Inspired by the recent experience of adopting shelter dog Alfie, a terrier-boxer mix, and supported by Senior Sales Representative Dan Wickland, pet parent to a pup named … Continued
Fruits and vegetables weren’t the only thing sprouting up at Oppy in November—seven “Mo Bros” and one “Mo Sista” were raising awareness for Movember by growing what they could on their upper lip. Movember is an annual event involving the growing of mustaches during the month of November to draw attention to men’s health issues … Continued
Aimed to arrive the second week of January, a variety of stone fruit from Chile will be here to warm up our winter days. Stay tuned for black plums, Larry Anne plums, lemon plums, peaches and white nectarines.
The discovery of E. coli on romaine lettuce grown in California a few weeks ago took over the headlines leading up to the U.S. Thanksgiving, causing the leafy vegetable to disappear from stockrooms, store shelves and crisper drawers while the Center for Disease Control (CDC) sought the source of the issue. This outbreak is one … Continued
Tree-ripened Tottori pears are from Japan have arrived! Round and crisp like an apple, juicy and sweet like a pear—they are grown using traditional Japanese methods in which each blossom is delicately pollinated by hand and harvested at its peak condition and size. Pear-fection.
New varieties of table grapes are here from Peru—the freshest flavors of the season! Contact Oppy to get these beauties in your store today.
Now there’s a bigger house on the Prairie, and its lights will be on through the long winter. Leading Southern Alberta greenhouse producer Frank & Able shipped the first tomatoes-on-the-vine grown in their newly expanded facility in early November. Having doubled their acreage under lights just ahead of the first snowfall, brothers Dirk and Keith … Continued
Wanting to give back to the community and support a new charity, the Visalia office decided to sponsor six families through a local parish, the Bethlehem Center, to provide all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal. Everyone in the office pitched in for five families of four and one family of six. Accounting Assistant Nancy … Continued
Having completed a five year, $125,000 pledge to raise funds for BC Women’s NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) the Vancouver team believed so deeply in the cause they decided to extend the commitment another 12 months. The office raised funds throughout the year—via a pumpkin sale, Halloween candy grams and a car wash—as well as … Continued
SunSelect red, orange and yellow bell peppers have started harvesting out of their Tehachapi, California facility. Contact Oppy to get these delicious bells in your stores today!
Long English cucumbers from Divemex are here! From our cooler to your fridge.
Congrats to the Chicago office for winning the Oppy Oscar for Best Celebration—Short Film!
As part of our year-long anniversary celebration, each Oppy office was challenged to submit an original video showcasing their festivities celebrating our 160th birthday. Entries would be judged on originality, creativity, and the best representation of our history, and the winner would be featured on Oppy’s new YouTube channel. The entries came flooding in, and … Continued
With a winter apple program highlighted by four of the highest valued premium apples at retail, Oppy is set to help retailers drive sales with the best in flavor, crunch and eating experience through the months ahead. David Nelley, vice president of Oppy’s apple, pear and cherry categories, notes between the BC Ambrosia, and Washington-grown … Continued
Expanding by five acres of tomatoes-on-the-vine under lights, Frank & Able will be putting the best on your table this fall.
A new crop of bell peppers is planted at SunSelect’s Tehachapi, California facility. Expect the first pick of these wonderful peppers by the end of November.
In mid-October, the annual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit drew our global growers, retail partners and media friends together with Oppy people to explore opportunities, share ideas and plan for the future. While we got down to business at dozens of grower and retailer meetings, other highlights included a standing-room-only industry session on food safety facilitated … Continued
Organic Envy apples are fresh off the tree and available in bulk and two-pound pouch bags. Available now.
From Seattle to Issaquah, Wenatchee to Brewster and ending in Pateros, the Oppy team of BDRs, category leaders and marketing staff took an educational (and scenic!) tour through Washington state in mid-September. Meeting with colleagues from Ocean Spray, Zespri, Crane & Crane and BC Tree Fruits, the week was full of constant learning. BDR Manager … Continued
In early September Oppy donated fruit in exchange for sponsorship of the world-renowned TED event in Vancouver, TEDx, featuring former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell. Oppy was acknowledged as one of BC’s Top Employers (and not to mention, older than Canada itself!) from the stage while ten of our staff received complementary passes to join in … Continued
Create some excitement in the berry category with Ocean Spray Family-Farmer Owned™ branded refrigerated Coolio display units. Beautiful eye-catching graphics, strong brand equity—and delicious berries (of course), are sure to increase impact and drive sales. Contact Oppy to get a unit in your stores today!
Randhawa Farms has established itself as Oppy’s cornerstone British Columbia sweet bell pepper program with the expansion of its cooler facility and greenhouse acreage. Based in BC’s Lower Mainland, Randhawa has added almost 22,000 square feet of cold storage with a 600-pallet capacity facility that includes two new value-added lines. “We’re very excited to already … Continued
The first load of Ambrosia apples from BC Tree Fruits are shipping this week! With a sweet taste and firm, crisp flesh, this apple is great for snacking, salads, pies and more, now through May.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Agatha lived in Poland for two years before immigrating to Canada when she was 6 years old. She attended Capilano University before transferring to the Sauder School of Business at UBC where she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and officially became a chartered accountant through the CA School of … Continued
Red seedless Scarlet Royal grapes have arrived from California. With a rosy pink color and crunchy texture, they’re perfect for a sweet end-of-summer snack.
The Newark and Manfredi offices have been busy playing games to raise money for the Carasmark Backpack Project including bingo, mini putt, bean bag toss and more! The team presented a check for over $500 to President Shannon Lynch that was used to purchase backpacks and school supplies. Kim Holiday, senior grower accountant, and Holly … Continued