With the 2016 Canadian Produce Marketing Association show in full swing, one of the country’s leading fresh produce sales, marketing and distribution companies announces the promotion of Steve Young to the role of sales director for Canada. Young, who has been with Oppy since 2008, served as sales manager at the company’s Calgary location for … Continued
Prepare the way for grapes arriving from our growers near Hermosillo, Mexico, starting with Flames in early May. We expect our grape volumes to be up by 15% this season. Ad volumes in pouch bags or clamshells sold under the Oppy label will be available for Memorial Day.
New crop strawberries out of California will be ready the 1st week of April, no fooling! With double the acreage over last year, just think of the possibilities for these beautiful berries.
Oppy and JAZZ apples joined U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the annual Beau Biden Memorial Trail Race in Delaware’s Brandywine Valley in mid March—raising funds and awareness for the late Beau Biden’s crusade to stand up and speak out for children suffering abuse.
At the start of the 5 and 10 K race, which supported the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children, Vice President Biden joined the singing of the national anthem. The Vice President was moved to tears as he spoke of the efforts of those present to help advance his son’s commitment to stop child abuse.
In bags, punnets or bulk, Honey Belle pears from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, are here! They are sweet, crisp, and crunchy pears that are perfectly proportioned for small hands. Recess anyone?
We have organic Galas arriving from Chile by the end of March and organic Granny Smiths that are scheduled to arrive mid-May. This is shaping up to be an outstanding year for apple quality and color out of South America! Peak sizes are 110/120s. 3lb bags will be available on both coasts.
In an exciting new phase of its commitment to socially responsible fresh produce, Oppy has earned Fair for Life Fair Trade Certification, creating new opportunities for the marketer and its growers and customers.
The Fair for Life-Social & Fair Trade certification program is facilitated by the Institute for Marketecology in Weinfelden, Switzerland, and joins Fair Trade and Rain Forest Alliance Certification among Oppy’s associated social and environmentally focused campaigns.
Your mouth will water when you think about one of these oganic Royal Galas. These delectable apples will be shipping shortly from New Zealand. Make way!
Every year for the last decade and a half, The Oppenheimer Group has been honored as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies, and 2016 is no exception. When the winners were announced today, Oppy was also named to the Best Managed Platinum Club for the ninth time.
As the “Apple of the Month” in a recent promotion, Pacific Rose™ became the apple of yet another major U.S. retailer’s eye.
Pacific Rose, originally from New Zealand and now grown in Washington state, has enjoyed increasing retail interest this season according to David Nelley, executive category director, apples and pears, for Oppy, Pacific Rose’s exclusive North American marketer.
Orri mandarins are in from Israel. These must-try oranges are sweet, juicy, and ready to impress. Packed in 12-kg cartons in the popular Jaffa brand.
Join us at Food-Ex Japan at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center March 8-11. Learn more about the OUTRAGEOUSLY FRESH brand, which includes 900 greenhouse acres in Canada, the USA and Mexico with year-round production of peppers, cucumbers, TOVS and specialty tomatoes.
See you at booth #3 C02-07.
Envy apples are the latest sponsor of the APTOELLA ANGELS, a world-class touring rugby side based in Victoria, BC.
The ANGELS, a team comprised of past and aspiring Canadian national rugby squad members, play locally and internationally in rugby sevens competitions. Players are highly ranked and highly skilled, but perhaps most important to their new sponsor, highly visible as advocates for other young women athletes.
Vibrant, crunchy and perfect for snacking or using in recipes. Merchandise our handy bags with conventional bell peppers. Divemex—quality you know and trust.
Due to the great success of our Orri trial last season, we have increased our volumes of this easy peeling mandarin from Israel. Make sure you don’t miss your opportunity to receive some of this exceptionally sweet, beautiful fruit!
Lemon plums from Chile will add color and excitement to the stone fruit display a little longer this year, as volumes increase and the unique yellow fruit edges into the mainstream.
Oppy, which represents the largest slice of the lemon plum crop, will ship them through the second week in March.
These aromatic, teardrop-shaped plums have a bright yellow skin that blushes as they ripen. Tasty, sweet and too pretty to resist, lemon plums will be available in one short week in one-pound pouch bags.
White flesh nectarines have just arrived from leading grower Verfrut, on both the East and West Coasts. Don’t miss this juicy opportunity!
GAR Jumbo has red skin with a yellow flesh with the natural bloom and brix of 15. This is a true Jumbo plum with peak sizing at 30s and 40s. Arriving Manfredi on February 15th.
The first Outrageously Fresh specialty tomato mason jar bags are rolling off the line this week at SunSelect’s Tehachapi, Calif. facility, signifying the first step in a larger plan for these packs to become the bag of choice at retail—in the greenhouse section and beyond.
Savor the flavor of our satisfying Peruvian mangos. Good volumes are on the water for both conventional and organic varieties. Don’t delay, call today.
Enjoy the sweet, rich flavor of a Suntinas from Israel! Available now until only mid-February in Western Canada. Time flies when you are enjoying Suntinas!
Outrageously Fresh specialty tomatoes available now! These mason jar style bags are brimming over with juicy grape, cherry, and gourmet medley tomatoes from SunSelect. Get ready to revolutionize snacking by stocking these convenient, exciting packs in your produce department today!
If you’ve never tried Honeycrisp from Nova Scotia, you’re in for a treat. Grown on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, they’re crisp, juicy and ready to deliver that signature Honeycrisp crunch your customers love today. We’re offering these ever-popular apples in bulk or 3-lb bags. Supplies are limited!
You’ll love Outrageously Fresh cucumbers from Divemex! Greenhouse grown, crunchy and refreshing, every time. Available now!
Chilean peaches and nectarines are back in season! Bring some sunshine to your winter days because before long this fruit will be gone!
A group of Washington apple growers handing out apples beneath a bright Envy apple billboard in New York’s Times Square caused such a stir that throngs of curious onlookers stopped to catch a glimpse of the would-be celebrities.
And for good reason. We have come to the end of our organic Pacific Rose season. Thank you to our customers for your support and to our growers for such a beautiful crop. We sold out in record time.
The first Moroccan clementines of the season are here! With the holidays right around the corner, this flavorful fruit won’t be around for long! Sold in 5lb boxes, this is the perfect gift for teachers, coaches, friends, or as a give-away for that old favorite tradition of going caroling!
Available January 2016! Watch for grapes, cherries, and medley tomatoes all California grown, all from SunSelect, and all outrageously fresh!