After a near-decade hiatus, new opportunities emerge in U.S. market for plums from South Africa As the first to load South African plums headed for North America after eight years in 2022, Oppy, the leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, plans to continue energizing the category with a successful season two. The opportunity … Continued
Bringing the lemon plum to North America for a decade, fresh crop set to arrive February An eruption of color will arrive in the first few weeks of 2023 with lemon plums brought to market by the leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world for the tenth season. Representing the … Continued
U.S. market reintroduces plums from South Africa after nearly a decade Strategically bolstering its international presence in recent years, Oppy is among the first to offer South African plums to the North American marketplace following an eight-year hiatus. As U.S. authorities tightened import regulations for Chilean plums following pest detection in early 2021, Sila Louw, … Continued
The top-quality plums contain a host of health-boosting antioxidants and vitamins Oppy is welcoming the late-summer season with its Blue Goose prune plum brand, which has enjoyed a loyal fanbase for decades thanks to its consistently high-quality. As a leading grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world for over 160 … Continued
Sweet and full-bodied with a hint of tang, Italian-style prune plums are available in a variety of packs and in bulk too. In season for a limited time only, these fan-favorite plums offer consumers a welcome change in the produce aisles.
Plump and juicy with a flavor that combines sweet and tart undertones, Oppy’s Angelino plums are not to be missed. Get your orders in before these angels depart!
These color-shifting lemon plums blush as they ripen, turning from yellow to an eye catching amber. With a sweet taste and firm texture, the plums are available for a short time only so don’t miss out.
Peaches, plums and nectarines are officially here from Chile through the spring. With more volume than ever before from Oppy, your shoppers can enjoy the sweet taste of stone fruit all winter long.
Aimed to arrive the second week of January, a variety of stone fruit from Chile will be here to warm up our winter days. Stay tuned for black plums, Larry Anne plums, lemon plums, peaches and white nectarines.
Early Italian prune plums now available from the Pacific Northwest in the famed Blue Goose label. For a limited time only!
Sweet and succulent Angelino plums from Chile are this season’s premier stone fruit. No other plum compares this time of year!
These firm and juicy black plums are available until the end of April. Get them while you still can.
Richly flavored plums from Chile available now. With a reddish-purple sweet flesh and deliciously juicy interior, treat yourself to one today.
Sweet, juicy and deep purple in color, Italian-style prune-plums are available from Oppy under the Blue Goose label this August. Known as traditional ‘old world fruit’ this petite plum holds popularity throughout the major eastern U.S. and Canadian metropolitan areas and continues to be discovered by young shoppers eager to try something new.
Something special for the plum connoisseur.
Lemon plums from Chile will add color and excitement to the stone fruit display a little longer this year, as volumes increase and the unique yellow fruit edges into the mainstream.
Oppy, which represents the largest slice of the lemon plum crop, will ship them through the second week in March.
These aromatic, teardrop-shaped plums have a bright yellow skin that blushes as they ripen. Tasty, sweet and too pretty to resist, lemon plums will be available in one short week in one-pound pouch bags.
GAR Jumbo has red skin with a yellow flesh with the natural bloom and brix of 15. This is a true Jumbo plum with peak sizing at 30s and 40s. Arriving Manfredi on February 15th.
To many, the taste of Italian-style plums is the taste of home. Sweet, satisfying, wholesome and delicious. A favorite in urban neighborhood markets as a farewell to summer, these plums are also being savored by young culinary adventurers seeking a unique twist on a familiar favorite. Order yours before they’re gone!
Sweet, juicy, and brimming with late-summer flavor, Italian-style prune-plums are available once again from Oppy in the legendary Blue Goose label.
The deep purple, free-stone fruit is available in 2-, and 1.5-pound high graphic bags, as well as 30-pound bulk boxes, through mid-September.
Italian-style prune plums are a sweet summer delight, conjuring up childhood memories of those delicious bite-sized plums. Deep purple on the outside with an intensely sweet amber flesh and just a hint of tang, they are the perfect snack. Here for a limited time. Available late July through mid-September in high graphic pouch bags (1.5 lb. 2 lb. and 3 lb.) or in bulk volume fill boxes.
As lemon plums ripen, they transform from yellow to a beautiful orange-red sunset color, letting you know it’s time to enjoy them. For those who prefer a slightly tangier plum, try one when it is still a bit yellow or partially pink for a zing of citrus flavor. Available now for a limited time only.
Lemon plums have arrived and they are beautiful. Their lemon colored skin is just waiting to color up to that pretty pink blush on your shelf, telling your shoppers they are super sweet and ready to eat. POS available. Packaging: 2 layers trays, PLU #4442. Available through February or while supplies last.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sweet, luscious plums grown on these very trees at LQ Fruit will be available from Oppy in mid-February!