Our fine furry friend Big Bird is migrating north (yes north!) from Peru to the USA and Canada and he's bringing along his pal Elmo. Mangoes from Peru, now available with #eat brighter! PLU stickers: Big Bird PLU 4051, and Elmo PLU 4959. Request them today and generate shopper smiles!
Look who we spotted on Divemex 3-count pepper packs? Our pal Ernie from Sesame Street. One photo is from the east coast and the other is very much west coast. Let's get kids eating healthy coast to coast with the #eatbrighter! campaign. Brightly colored sweet bell pepper strips and dip anyone? Divemex 3 count bags, 10 bags per box. Ask for the ones with Ernie!
Inside the SunSelect greenhouse in Tehachapi, California, these red peppers are thriving. This is the only large-scale greenhouse facility producing peppers in the U.S. this time of year. Don’t miss your chance to pick some up!
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but sapphires are not to be overlooked. Our sapphire plums are back and they’re as beautiful as ever. Add a little sparkle to the stone fruit section with these gorgeous plums from Geofrut, and you’ll catch your most discerning shopper’s eye every time.
VANCOUVER, BC –– With new sources and new packaging, 2015 is underway in a big, bright way for The Oppenheimer Group’s berry category.
Our friend Chew Chew Mama, who blogs about kids and healthy eating, recently discovered our Cookie Monster clementine pack at her favorite store. She's all about helping moms bring more nutrition into family meals, so she decided to spread the word about the Sesame Street eat brighter! program. Check out this amazing blog post! #eatbrighter #chewchewchange
Available now from Morocco!
…especially this week, when we have some of Mexico’s prettiest and crunchiest green peppers on offer from Divemex.
Grown not far from Casablanca, our Moroccan clementines are the friendliest oranges around. Thanks to Cookie Monster’s funny face, this pack will buddy up with your littlest shoppers. And thanks to the sweet, juicy citrus inside, they will be back for more. Here’s looking at you, kid.
With 77,000 cases sold, we are done for the season. Congratulations and thank you, all!
Celebrate the year of the goat with Tottori Asian Pears! Refreshingly sweet and brimming with juice, Tottori Asian Pears are perfect on their own or as part of a platter to share with family and friends. Gung hay fat choy!
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Check out these just-picked little beauties from Divemex. Bright and irresistibly crunchy, greenhouse-grown Divemex mini peppers are available now in eye-catching 1.5-pound pouch bags. And even better? They are are grown to Fair Trade standards and verified GMO-free.
In just a few short weeks, we’ll have ample supplies of this uniquely beautiful plum. Lemon colored and sweetly citrusy, lemon plums blush as they ripen and offer a juicy, satisfying eating experience. Look for them at the end of January!
Divemex sweet bell peppers are the latest addition to our Sesame Street eat brighter! program. With Ernie’s friendly face on the colorful pack, this one adds fun to any meal. Each pack contains a red, yellow and orange pepper, grown to Divemex’s exacting standards.
The Fresh Grocer Tony Tantillo called Envy "the Envy of all other apples!" on his local CBS report in New York City last week. That's a big compliment from the man who has been a food editor for CBS for over a decade! Thanks Tony!
We are expecting a compressed Chilean stone fruit season, with most varieties coming on line 10 days to two weeks early. This presents the perfect promotional opportunity, as an appetite for sweet summer fruit ramps up with the new year. We’re offering 2.5-pound bags of juicy nectarines, and 2-pound bags of delectable plums, fresh from Chile’s best growers. Order yours today.
A plane filled with 100 tons of cherries–about half of them bound for Oppy customers–winged its way from Neuquen, Argentina directly to Miami last weekend for the first time ever. This historic flight enabled the fruit to move directly into the market, without being trucked for eight hours to Buenos Aires and flying from there. Sweet!
We’ll ring in 2015 with our first-ever shipment of these intriguing black plums. Grown by Chile’s La Higuera, black splendor’s brix ranges from 13 to 17, so its deep garnet flesh is always deliciously sweet. Available the first week of January.
According to article entitled The Top 10 Best-Tasting Apples, Ranked by Whole Foods Produce Gurus (12/15/2014)
Here's what was said about pick #1 JAZZ…
Brighten up your holidays with this colorful crop of eat brighter™ program blackberries, raspberries and blueberries fresh out of Mexico. Featuring an equally colorful cast of Sesame Street characters, these are sure to make the holidays brighter.
SunSelect is growing beautiful, tasty tomatoes on-the-vine, cocktail tomatoes, and sweet bell peppers year-round in California. Check out this brief video to see how.
Bright, sweet Oppy California strawberries are now available. We’re shipping organic and conventional in limited volumes now…with supplies growing fast early in the new year!
The busy holiday season is the perfect time to promote kiwifruit, the nutrition powerhouse that keeps energy up during this exciting time of year. Not to mention, it adds a pretty green sparkle to favorite seasonal recipes! Serve with strawberries for a touch of holiday color.
Eric Ziegenfuss and Mariela Sandoval at the NY Produce Show at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan. A huge shout out to all those who came by. See you next year!
Organic Tommy Atkins and organic Ataulfos are available now. Inspire new traditions this season and be creative with mangoes!
Moroccan clementines have arrived! Prime sizes are available. Promote this sweet, healthy treat during the holidays.
Green seedless grapes from Peru are in the house. Check out these beautiful Sugarones in our high graphic grab and go handle bags. The bunches have a nice consistent shape with large berries that are sweet, crisp and flavorful. Quality is excellent. Sugarones from Peru are available through mid January.
SunSelect TOVs grown in Tehachapi, California are now in full harvest. With 32 acres in production, SunSelect makes the most of the high light levels and low humidity this unique micro climate offers. Cocktail tomatoes and red bell peppers also available from this new state-of-the-art, year-round greenhouse facility. RPC and special programs available.
These beautiful yellow plums with a striking pink blush on the tips have just arrived from Chile. Lemon plums are named for their resemblance to the lemon shape and color but their taste is completely opposite. Lemons plums are extremely sweet and juicy. The pretty pink blush on the tip reddens and covers more of the plum, letting you know the fruit interior is amber, succulently sweet and ready to eat. Limited volume, get them while quantities last.
Runners went crazy for Envy and Jazz apples at the 2014 Seattle Marathon Expo last weekend. Many folks kept coming back for seconds and thirds, they just couldn't get enough. "WOW" seemed to be the word of the day! #SeattleMarathon Expo. #Envyapple #Jazzapple… see you next year at the Expo.
Just in time for holiday promotions, greenhouse grower Divemex is shipping green bell peppers from its state-of-the-art facility in Culiacan. Pair them with red peppers for a festive display!