It’s opening day of cherry season as 2,400 acres of trees have been waiting eagerly to be picked. Installing the new UNITEC optical sorting system over the winter, this is the first season the Italian technology will be used. Increasing from 6 to 24 lanes, Orchard View is looking forward to a more efficient packing … Continued
Visitors found out if they stopped by Randhawa Farms’ Open House for a BC Veggie Day celebration! Smiles were all around! The Outrageously Fresh team raised over $600 and matched it for a total of $1362 during this event. Donations were given to the Fort McMurray fire relief fund.
The wait is almost over. The New Zealand Envy™ apple crop is on the water, much to the delight of retailers across North America, who are eager for the strong dollar and volume contributions of this premium apple to resume. Envy sales nearly doubled in volume between 2014 and 2015, and its dollar contribution increased … Continued
With a 15% increase in volume across all varieties, Oppy has your grapes. Will you choose Perlettes, Flames, Summer Royals, Sugarones, Red Globes, and Autumn Royals in a high graphic pouch bag, clear handle bag, 2lbs, or 4lbs clam? Let us know your needs for Memorial Day promotions!
Just look at these beautiful Chelan cherries from Orchard View Farms. Cherry season is almost here and this brand new Unitec Cherry Vision 2 sorting system is ready and waiting for them. This sophisticated 48-line machine sorts for size, color, defects, softness, absence or presence of stalk, and brix degree, assuring better quality and more … Continued
Cherry harvest at Orchard View begins the first week in June, with all indications pointing to another excellent season for The Dalles, Oregon grower and exclusive sales, marketing and distribution partner Oppy. “We’re positioned for growth in 2016,” said David Nelley, the leading fresh produce sales, marketing and distribution company’s executive category director for Northwest … Continued
Everyone is looking for healthy, convenient snacks these days. And with eye-catching displays such as these, your customers will be inspired to take home a jar! Follow Outrageously Fresh on Facebook and Twitter to get all the latest updates!
New from Oppy are navels from Katlego Sitrus in South Africa. This top notch, really sweet, juicy orange will be available mid-June. Be the first in line!
Try a pallet or two of this unique pear from New Zealand. Honey Belles are a firm, fragrant, sugar pear that will make a great complement to your next salad!
You won’t be feeling blue when you taste fresh crop blueberries from California. Packing now with good volume available for the next six weeks. Call today for your blues.
Oppy visits with new friends and long time partners again at this year’s Fresh Produce and Floral Council Expo in Northern California. Those stopping by the booth saw firsthand some new innovative packaging and had the opportunity to taste a little of all that Oppy has to offer.
Look what’s coming your way! Cherries from Orchard View are expected to start shipping from The Dalles on June 3. Get ready to add cherries to your PO!
We have the best of the best in green grapes under our Terra Blanca, Lepe, and Oppy labels. Are you looking for a great snap? A natural candy? Or great quality for great value? This is your last opportunity to partake before we are finished for the season.
Something special for the plum connoisseur.
The organic tomato, pepper, and cucumber crops from OriginO are ramping up. With excellent quality and steady volumes, your customers will have the taste of summer in spring.
Oppy has just returned from New Zealand, where Sales Manager Dan Sebetic and other members of our team checked out the New Zealand kiwifruit harvesting and packing, making sure it was just right for our customers! Zespri Green, SunGold, conventional, organic… take your pick… available late May.
You’re going to love these apples from Heartland right back! Fresh crop Eve apples are on their way from New Zealand. This tangy, sweet, crunchy apple will be one of your new favorites and can be found exclusively at Oppy.
These sweet, crunchy Royal Galas from Chile are among the freshest apples available now. Available in bulk and 3-lb bags. Their just-picked flavor will remind shoppers just how good an apple can taste!
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.