Andrea grew up and currently lives in Santiago, Chile where she studied foreign trade and became a bilingual secretary. She worked as an import assistant at Watt’s Alimentos, a packaged food products producer and marketer. Her experience there led to Oppy hiring her over 13 years ago. From Oppy’s Santiago office, Andrea coordinates with growers, … Continued
Sales Representative Maryam Ahoo joined the Oppenheimer Group in late October, strengthening the full service marketing and distribution company’s presence in Western Canada. Ahoo comes to Oppy’s Alberta location with varied sales and marketing experience, including her prior role as a membership development representative with Farmers of North America, an agri-business trade association based in … Continued
Barbara celebrated 30 years in the Accounting and Finance department at Oppy this year with a trip of a lifetime. Barbara and husband Jim took a European river cruise down the Danube, travelling to Budapest, Vienna, Nuremberg and Prague. A much deserved trip—thank you Barbara for all that you have done at Oppy for three … Continued
Eddie Colon grew up in Los Angeles, California where he attended El Camino College and received a certificate from UC Davis in Fruit Ripening and Ethylene Management in 2008. Between that time Eddie worked at FedEx, as a forklift driver and in sales for a fruit market company – this experience led him to be … Continued
Oppy has been donating pumpkins for five years to the Mackin House Museum for their public Halloween events. Mackin House is a restored house museum in Coquitlam, BC operated by the Coquitlam Heritage Society that exhibits life in the Edwardian era. This year Oppy didn’t only donate pumpkins, but apples as well. For their Heritage … Continued
The Oppy team raised over $3,500, placing sixth out of 45 teams, with an overall $75,000 raised for the Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Betty Wagner, who retired from Oppy a month ago, got the staff on board with Cheryl Clements who has been a long time participant. A heartwarming and … Continued
Texas native Hannah Radley grew up in Sour Lake, a small town where the piney woods meet the coastal plains, and worked at her parents’ hardware store from an early age. Hannah went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems Management from Texas A&M where she gained experience working in donor relations. … Continued
Did you know that Oppy has marketed New Zealand products since the 1950s? These days that country’s apples, pears and kiwifruit mean something special to many of us, perhaps most of all to a passionate group of local Kiwis who have worked for Oppy for about two decades apiece. James Milne, Steve Woodyear-Smith and David … Continued
The LA Dodgers Foundation with a little help from Oppy, Zespri, and 6,000 of their closest friends gathered together for the Dodgers Fun Run October 2. The LA Dodgers Foundation raises funds each year to support less fortunate youth in the LA area. Programs focus on sports, recreation, education, literacy and health, and wellness. This … Continued
Every year the Chilean community from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey organize an outdoor party at Bellevue State Park to celebrate Fiestas Patrias. Often referred to as Dieciocho or 18th as the celebration occurs on September 18, it commemorates the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810 and marking the beginning of the Chilean … Continued
Originally from Springfield, Ill. Michael graduated in May 2016 from the University of Illinois majoring in agri-business. With an internship handling daily farm operations, planting, weeding and preparing crops for market at Harvest & Blooms in summer 2015, this summer has been much different for him. Michael started with Oppy a week after he graduated … Continued
Strategic realignments within The Oppenheimer Group were announced earlier this month, bolstering the leading sales, marketing and distribution company’s pursuit of growth and delivery of its expect the world from us promise. Former Director of West Coast Sales Eric Coty was named executive director, South American imports, where he will oversee Oppy’s procurement strategy for … Continued
Of over 6,600 participants at the scenic Run for the Kids route, twenty four participants from Team Oppy crossed the finish line. As Vancouver’s largest family fun run, this event raised $1,013,223 for childhood cancer and mental health initiatives at BC Children’s Hospital. A fun event for an important cause. Pictured: Deborah Levins Randi, our … Continued
For the second year, Oppy sponsored a hole at the McDonald’s Challenger Celebrity Golf Classic – the largest annual fundraiser for Challenger Baseball in BC. The Challenger Baseball program gives children with cognitive or physical disabilities the opportunity to enjoy all the benefits of playing organized baseball. The event has become well known as a … Continued
Oppy’s greenhouse business just got a boost with the addition of category expert Justin Ruta to the company’s Newark, Del.-based sales team.
Ruta joined the marketer in the role of senior sales representative in mid-May, bringing with him proven greenhouse sales and marketing capabilities and well-rounded experience with many other items in the Oppy product range.
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Mike “Hatch” Hatcher and James Galindo are the latest additions to Oppy’s sales force, each bringing expertise in a wide range of fresh produce items to the full-service marketer’s California-based team. Both joined the company on April 6 in the role of senior sales representative.
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.— Oppy welcomed industry veteran Joe Padilla to its Texas-based sales force at the end of December.