With over a decade of fresh produce experience behind him, Donald Slot joined The Oppenheimer Group’s sales team ready to hit the ground running in late July.
As Oppy’s new Toronto-based sales representative, he will market the company’s full assortment to Eastern Canadian customers.
Not only is legendary grower Harry Singh Jr. growing tomatoes, he is also growing sales! By sharing his smile and his story with Albertsons shoppers in Southern California, Mr. Singh is creating excitement about the Oceanside Pole brand. Growing locally since 1940, his family knows tomatoes like no other. And now, people buying his harvest can get to know him a little bit as well.
It’s been a great season at Orchard View Farms! We packed our very last box of the year yesterday. We’ll ship a little longer, so don’t miss out on the final days of this sweet deal. Thank you!
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Vancouver, BC ― Sweet citrus snacks are abundant now at Oppy, as the marketer adds fruit from Uruguay to its summer offerings.
Early shipments of Uruguayan lemons―which sold out in a flash―were followed by Clementines and Navels that will be available through August. This is Oppy’s first offering of fruit from Uruguay, which was granted access to the U.S. market in 2013.
A recent Clemson University study revealed that wooden crates are looked at 46% more and 10% quicker than other in-store displays. What a perfect way to experience Zespri and drive organic sales!
Kudos to Safeway for this great big display and amazing support for Envy apples!
We brought our best to the latest Fresh Produce and Floral Council Expo, where we caught up with old friends and connected with new onces from throught the industry. Well-attended by Southern California's retail community, this was a great opportunity to talk up the season's finest – including our new eat brighter! Sesame Street campaign – over a refreshing Zespri kiwifruit smoothie
Oppy BDR Garland and Sales Rep Kori paid a visit to Oceanside, touring the tomato fields with customers and catching up with legendary grower Harry Singh Jr. on the current harvest.
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From the field to the store to the plate, Oceanside Pole tomatoes are sure to satisfy!
Vancouver residents were in for a special treat this week, when Japanese mandarins, the traditional Christmas favorites, made a brief appearance at Urban Fare. The original easy-peel oranges are now grown in Japanese greenhouses, making them available briefly in the summer. Sweet!
Vancouver, BC ― JAZZ apples are putting their money where your mouth is.
Through Crunch to Contribute, a social media campaign that offers a $1 donation to the American or Canadian Diabetes Association in exchange for every JAZZ apple photo uploaded to www.jazzapple.com/c2c, people everywhere are crunching for a cause.
"I just want to thank you for your cherries," writes Susan, who left The Dalles, Oregon — the hometown she shares with Orchard View Farms — to serve in the U.S. military in the 1970s. "When I was stationed in Korea, my grandma sent me some. I now live in Hawaii and can get your cherries in the commissary and at Sam's club. I always look for cherries from home, and yours taste best."
Thank you for writing and for serving, Susan!
Vancouver, BC ― A wide assortment of Oppy products are getting in character right now, suiting up for a comprehensive ’eat brighter!’ roll out. The marketer’s first offering―a mesh bag filled with seedless, easy-peel citrus featuring Cookie Monster for back-to-school promotions―will hit the shelves by mid-August.
Black Seedless Grapes from Mexico
Beautiful plump black berries. Berry size is large (average 14/16 and 13/16). Taste is exceptional (sweet and crisp).
Overall appearance is fantastic, especially in our high graphic handle bags. Get them while quantities last!
Vancouver, BC ― Just as many of The Oppenheimer Group’s domestic deals―like Oregon cherries, California vine-ripe tomatoes and BC blueberries―roll into full swing, the leading fresh produce marketer and distributor has received prestigious recognition on the international stage.
Acquisitions International Magazine has named Oppy among the winners of its Business Excellence Awards for 2014 as Produce Distributor of the Year―Canada.
The peer-nominated honor recognizes high-performing companies throughout the world for their success and innovation.
Are you ready to crunch?
ENZA JAZZ and ENVY from New Zealand are sure to please. Both are fresh crop apples with a whole lot of crunch and yummy taste appeal. Choose JAZZ for a funky fusion of tangy and sweet and ENVY for a whole lot of sweetness. Available now.
What she said about Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit…
Until this past Saturday I have never tasted something so stinkin good. Seriously, I have always been pretty 'meh' about kiwi… well that is just a whole other level of fruit. I have been on a consistent kiwi… but gold kiwi diet since Saturday and my bowl is dwindling fast, it's going to be a sad day (probably tomorrow), when the bowl is finished. Nicole Robson, Kin's Green Fighter.
They say there ain’t no cure, but we beg to differ. High in antioxidants, these beautiful blues are bursting with healthy goodness…and their flavor is always worth cheering about!
If you’re looking for a new source of Australian citrus that shares your commitment to environmental stewardship, check out P. Costi and Sons and their Venus brand of Eco Citrus. Now Natural Farming Eco System certified, the grower focuses not only on the production area, but also the surrounding ecosystem. It values plants, weeds, grasses, animals, insects and other factors, and encourages growers to identify the natural resources involved in or affected by property activities, and manage them to minimize waste and risk of harm.
Oh, and the oranges taste amazing.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The much-anticipated Oceanside Pole tomato season has arrived right on schedule, just in time for lucky consumers to enjoy the cleanest-slicing tomatoes available during July holiday celebrations.
First shipments of the legendary vine-ripes rolled away from Oceanside on June 27, following an excellent growing season for the esteemed Southern California tomato producer Harry Singh Jr.
In honor of the holiday, we’re introducing these tomatoes-on-the-vine grown in Canada! We think you’ll agree that their flavor is worth celebrating! If cocktails, medleys or Roma TOVs are more your style, they can come along for the party. Let us know!
JAZZ apples are tingling taste buds and touching lives this summer by raising funds to support the fight against diabetes. For every photo uploaded, we're donating $1 to either the American or Canadian Diabetes Association. The more you crunch, the more we donate. Show us your stuff here.
Oppy is proudly offering Fair Trade Certified sweet bell peppers from SunSelect. As North America's first Fair Trade Certified producer, SunSelect's workers designate the premiums these peppers earn to urgent needs in their communities. Local workers, and those who relocate annually to SunSelect from Guatemala, will channel these funds to projects that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of many.
We shipped the season's first load of the legendary vine-ripes today from Oceanside Pole! Color staged to your preference, these tomatoes are perfect for promotions all summer long.
Packed in easy-to-grab handle bags, both Red and Rainier cherries from Orchard View Farms are available now.
Oppy has offered easy-peel, seedless citrus since 1891, when Japanese mandarins were among our first imported fresh items. Today, our line-up of these tasty treats also includes fruit from Chile, South Korea, Morocco, Australia, and – we're proud to announce – Uruguay. Our URUGOLD clementines arrive week 27. Some things are so good they just never go out of style.
Our new 1 lb. Zespri SunGold bags are the perfect pick me up for hot sunny days at the park or the beach. Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit is a sweet and refreshing treat. Available all summer long.
ENZA breaks it own 1992 "Big Crunch" record and that of current record holder, Whitehall Schools District, Michigan, Ohio (9,329 apples). The new JAZZ apple "Big Crunch" record took five months of planning, over 20,000 apples, nearly 18,000 primary school students and a simultaneous BIG CRUNCH on Friday, May 10, 2013, 2:13pm. The new record is now 17,064 apples. ENZA/Turners & Growers are now among five finalists for the PMA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award 2014… good luck ENZA/Turners & Growers!
With more than 14,000 hectares in production, the small South American country of Uruguay has gained global recognition as a quality citrus producer. Our first URUGOLD Navel shipments arrive week 28 – beautiful sweet fruit with high color, ample juice, and databar PLU stickers on every orange.