The Taylor’s Gold pear has become a top-seller in North America due to its unique colour and taste, gaining more spotlight than ever in 2013 while retailers across the U.S. and Canada applied their merchandising prowess to a far-reaching sales contest.
CIUDAD GUZMAN, Mexico—Visionary grower Mevi Avocados’ new packing facility is up and running―and already poised for expansion.
Strategically located in the state of Jalisco, which is now the second largest source of avocados in the country after Michoacan, the operation’s 35-container-a-week capacity will lift significantly when a second packing line is added in mere months.
Los Angeles, Calif. — While JAZZ apples have always had a winning reputation, on the July 19 episode of Jeopardy!, the tangy-sweet, crunchy phenom had all three contestants out on a limb.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The legendary Oceanside Pole vine-ripes are back, and in a big way.
With increased volume thanks to added acreage and enhanced seed selection, West Coast Tomato Growers, owners of the famed Oceanside Pole tomato brand, are poised for an excellent season.
Harvest began on the final days of June, and will continue through autumn.
Seven Fields grand opening of its SunWest packing facility.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Two seasoned sales and marketing experts recently joined the ranks at the Oppenheimer Group.
Rob Campbell returned to Oppy as a Newark, Del.-based sales representative following eight years spent acquiring sales and procurement expertise in the berry category, among others. Campbell’s association with the company began in the late 1990s when he led a Zespri kiwifruit sampling team throughout the Eastern U.S. He also worked for Oppy in a quality control capacity for four years starting in 2001.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Two seasoned sales and marketing experts recently joined the ranks at the Oppenheimer Group.
Rob Campbell returned to Oppy as a Newark, Del.-based sales representative following eight years spent acquiring sales and procurement expertise in the berry category, among others. Campbell’s association with the company began in the late 1990s when he led a Zespri kiwifruit sampling team throughout the Eastern U.S. He also worked for Oppy in a quality control capacity for four years starting in 2001.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — ENZA Taylor’s Gold pears have added sparkle The Oppenheimer Group’s imported pear line-up for a decade and a half, but this season promises to be among the best ever, according to David Nelley, the marketer’s apple and pear category director.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Ben Vallejo, a fifteen-year veteran with The Oppenheimer Group, was promoted to sales manager of the company’s Chino Hills, Calif. office April 1.
Vallejo, who had been an Oppy sales representative since 2007, now leads the seven-person team responsible for marketing the company’s products in the southwestern U.S., as well as national foodservice business development.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Ben Vallejo, a fifteen-year veteran with The Oppenheimer Group, was promoted to sales manager of the company’s Chino Hills, Calif. office April 1.
Vallejo, who had been an Oppy sales representative since 2007, now leads the seven-person team responsible for marketing the company’s products in the southwestern U.S., as well as national foodservice business development.
TORONTO, On. — Silly name. Serious flavor.
"That's a beautiful-looking fruit, and a potential game changer in the pear category," thought David Nelley, apple and pear category director for The Oppenheimer Group when he first saw the Papple™ PremP109. Oppy will give this New Zealand-bred cross between a European and Asian pear its commercial debut in North America at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association trade show today.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Origin Organic Farms is adding a welcome splash of color to The Oppenheimer Group’s sweet B.C. bell pepper menu, and greater volume to accommodate market demand.
Building on last year’s trial season, the Delta-based grower has expanded four-fold, and added yellow and orange peppers to the mix. Oppy will begin shipping the full range of OriginO-branded organic peppers at the end of April.
Oppy Houston Adds Business Development Expertise
VANCOUVER, B.C.— With experience in both retail and growing, Christopher Dyer, The Oppenheimer Group’s new business development representative, adds a new dimension to the company’s Houston, Texas sales team.
Dyer joined the full service marketing and distribution company in late February. He is responsible for creating supply programs and executing promotions for Oppy’s fresh fruit and vegetable assortment with retail and wholesale customers in the U.S. South Central states.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— With experience in both retail and growing, Christopher Dyer, The Oppenheimer Group’s new business development representative, adds a new dimension to the company’s Houston, Texas sales team.
Dyer joined the full service marketing and distribution company in late February. He is responsible for creating supply programs and executing promotions for Oppy’s fresh fruit and vegetable assortment with retail and wholesale customers in the U.S. South Central states.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — West Coast Tomato Growers, owners of the popular Oceanside Pole tomato brand, are ramping volumes up to historic heights.
Looking ahead to its second season marketing these premium tomatoes, The Oppenheimer Group estimates that volume could jump to roughly 4.5 million cases between July and November.
This move elevates West Coast Tomato Growers back to its dominant position as the foremost Western U.S. vine-ripe tomato producer, with added volume to accommodate demand for the preferred Oceanside Pole tomato brand.
Oppy named “Best Managed” for 12th year running
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Of the 20 years that the Canada’s Best Managed Companies have been honored, Oppy has been chosen for the last 12, making it one of the longest-standing organizations in the program.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Of the 20 years that the Canada’s Best Managed Companies have been honored, Oppy has been chosen for the last 12, making it one of the longest-standing organizations in the program.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Oppy welcomed industry veteran Joe Padilla to its Texas-based sales force at the end of December.
VANCOUVER, BC. — This spring, retailers can look to Oppy for top quality, BC grown sweet bell peppers in abundance, thanks to a unique new alliance. But they won’t have to wait for a first taste of this new greenhouse partnership, which also adds year-round volumes of long English cucumbers to the marketer’s offerings.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Oppy is ringing in the new year with the announcement of four sales promotions.
Garland Jaeger, Derek Lenko, Matthew Giddings and Leslie Germain have taken on new roles aimed at growing customer relationships and creating new business for the full-service produce marketer and distributor, according to David Smith, senior vice president of sales and categories.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Oppy is ringing in the new year with the announcement of four sales promotions.
Garland Jaeger, Derek Lenko, Matthew Giddings and Leslie Germain have taken on new roles aimed at growing customer relationships and creating new business for the full-service produce marketer and distributor, according to David Smith, senior vice president of sales and categories.
Total Produce plc of Dublin, Ireland has agreed to purchase a majority shareholding in the Vancouver, BC-based Oppenheimer Group in two stages over five years. The transaction will be initiated with the acquisition of 35 percent of the full service produce marketer’s shares in January, 2013. A further 30 percent will be acquired in 2017.
VANCOUVER, Canada & Dublin, Ireland —Two top global fresh produce companies are joining forces.
Total Produce plc of Dublin, Ireland has agreed to purchase a majority shareholding in the Vancouver, BC-based Oppenheimer Group in two stages over five years. The transaction will be initiated with the acquisition of 35 percent of the full service produce marketer’s shares in January, 2013. A further 30 percent will be acquired in 2017.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— When Audrey Desnoyers first joined the produce industry, she was hired to drive a bright green VW Beetle around the Eastern U.S., as part of a team that introduced consumers to a new brand of kiwifruit. Now, after nearly a decade and a half spent driving sales of Oppy products, she has been named as The Oppenheimer Group’s new national business development manager.
VANCOUVER, B.C.—The Oppenheimer Group is delivering grapes grown with a little extra heart through the holidays, thanks to Brazil’s largest Rain Forest Alliance certified grape producer.
Fazendas Labrunier grows Red Globes, Festivals, Thompsons and more in Brazil’s São Francisco Valley. While Labrunier has marketed through Oppenheimer since 2008, this season brings a much anticipated fully Rainforest Alliance certified crop.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— In a move that aims to better serve customers in Eastern Canada, The Oppenheimer Group opened a sales office in Toronto, Ontario on October 15.
Senior Sales Representative Steve McKee came to Oppy following nearly a decade and a half with Sunkist Growers, Inc., where he has held various sales and sales leadership positions. Most recently, he marketed citrus throughout English-speaking Eastern Canada, and implemented sales strategies for national Canadian retail accounts.
VANCOUVER, B.C.— In a move that aims to better serve customers in Eastern Canada, The Oppenheimer Group opened a sales office in Toronto, Ontario on October 15.
Senior Sales Representative Steve McKee came to Oppy following nearly a decade and a half with Sunkist Growers, Inc., where he has held various sales and sales leadership positions. Most recently, he marketed citrus throughout English-speaking Eastern Canada, and implemented sales strategies for national Canadian retail accounts.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — While The Oppenheimer Group may be one of the best known names in the international produce community, day-to-day the industry has long called the full-service produce marketing and distribution company something else altogether.
“Our friends call us Oppy,” said John Anderson, chairman president and CEO.
And as the organization began a brand-refreshment initiative earlier this year, the moniker resonated.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Oppenheimer’s East Coast senior sales representative Brett Libke has been promoted to the role of East Coast director of sales.
“Brett has proven to be a very strategic thinker, is well regarded throughout the industry, and possesses invaluable leadership qualities,” said David Smith, Oppenheimer’s senior vice president, North American sales and categories. “His experience and knowledge of the business will complement the sales efforts made by many of Oppenheimer’s veteran sales people on the East Coast.”
Oceanside, Calif.. – Oceanside Pole tomatoes are back, and better than ever.
So says Aaron Quon, vegetable category director for The Oppenheimer Group. Since the full-service marketer and distributor created a partnership with renowned vine-ripe tomato producer Harry Singh, Jr. – innovator of the Oceanside Pole growing method — last winter, Quon has been impressed by Mr. Singh’s operation as well as the response from retailers.