A Pacific Northwest native, Rachel graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts concentrating in sales, marketing and entrepreneurship. After her studies she set off on an epic trip around the world for a year landing in countries such as Fiji, Thailand, Egypt, Spain, Switzerland and Germany just to name a few. … Continued
In a move to grow Canadian sales, Oppy has promoted David Wazny to sales manager of the team based in the company’s Vancouver, BC headquarters and Colbert Rahal to a newly created role of sales manager of eastern Canada. The pair has followed a parallel career path at Oppy, both being promoted to senior sales … Continued
Envy™ apples are turning heads once again. Making another appearance at the internationally acclaimed New York Fashion Week (NYFW) last weekend, this time Envy™ apples created even more excitement through a special partnership with Christian Siriano, the innovative young designer of Project Runway fame. Guests of Siriano’s AW19 Runway Show and after party enjoyed an … Continued
Developed in France and now produced by one of our finest growers in Chile, REGAL’IN™ nectarines offers a sweet flavor and excellent texture. Pick up some today to WOW your customers!
Growing Brussels sprouts for their third year, Oceanside Pole will be rolling out this bright green leafy vegetable in the second week of February. Available for a limited time.
Fuel your day-to-day activities with JAZZ apples and enhance your adventures by entering to win a brand new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and 20 other outdoor-inspired prizes! Whether you enjoy road-tripping or off-roading, JAZZ apples is giving you the chance to ride in style now through April 30, 2019. All you have to do is fill … Continued
JAZZ™ apples is giving your shoppers the chance to win a brand new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in their JAZZ’d Up Jeep Sweepstakes! Win one of four Series 4 Apple Watches for yourself by creating an eye-catching display to promote the campaign. Go here for all the details. Contact your Oppy BDR to get started—lots of … Continued
Growing produce and raising animals on his family farm close to Santiago, Chile, Hugo said it was very easy to pick his career. After pursuing a Bachelor of Science in agricultural engineering, he spent time on cattle farms assisting veterinarians and went on to sell organic fertilizers. In 2005 he took his first step into … Continued
Creative pepper displays can earn cash in more ways than one. Not only are Sweet Bell peppers the second most popular vegetable behind potatoes, the leading greenhouse vegetable producer Oppy—and grower-partner Divemex—are sponsoring a display contest worth thousands of dollars in prizes early in the new year. Running from mid-January to the end of March, … Continued
Peaches, plums and nectarines are officially here from Chile through the spring. With more volume than ever before from Oppy, your shoppers can enjoy the sweet taste of stone fruit all winter long.
Packing a large majority of the Pacific Rose apples grown in the U.S., Crane Family Orchards is especially proud of this season’s crop which is shipping now. In 1912 when George Crane planted the orchard’s first trees in Brewster, Washington, he may never have imagined that his great-great-granddaughters would specialize in a unique Splendour-Gala cross … Continued
Originally from Chile and now living in Newark, Delaware, Carola received a bachelor’s degree in science with a major in agricultural engineering at the University of La Serena in Chile before moving to the U.S. When she was hired at another company within Manfredi Cold Storage, where Oppy has a repacking and distribution center, she … Continued
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.