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Mission Produce opens new avocado ripening facilities in Shanghai-China
CD | Mission Produce Inc.
The American specialist of avocados MISSION PRODUCE has exhibited this year again at Asia Fruit Logistica, Hong-Kong.
Both Tommy Padilla, Mission Produce Asia Sales Manager and Martin Napper, Marketing Manager AVANZA met their Asian customers and commented strong avocado growth in the region.
MISSION PRODUCE is a global company with operations in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands. This organization enable stable supply of Hass avocados all year-long.
The company has partnered with the New Zealander AVANZA company since 1997, and so they were both on the same stand to meet Asian customers. Avanza, a joint venture between three North Island produce exporters and marketers, manages 65% of New Zealand’s avocado supply to export markets outside of Australia. New Zealand with its 10,000 producing acres of avocados plantations benefit from the same micro-climate than California.
During 2015, MISSION PRODUCE completed three major construction projects adding to its global sourcing, ripening and distribution network. The company opened state-of-the-art packing facilities in Oxnard, California and in Chao, Peru in addition to doubling its capacity in New Jersey. Another brand new ripening facilities has just opened in Shanghai, China.
As Steve Barnard, President & CEO points out, the objective is to continue to develop sourcing and production capabilities around the world, with the goal of providing full vertical integration. Mission's year-round availability of hass avocados, coupled with a large and expanding customer base, create a win-win-win for growers, trading partners and consumers.
Met in Hong-Kong, Martin Napper, Marketing manager AVANZA was enthousiastic regarding the success of avocadoes:
“Avocado is a great and trendy product with strong development all over the world. Last year we have seen an incredible growth of the Asian markets with +200%, Japan was up to +30% and even USA: +25%.”
“Market in Asia is developing very quick with e-commerce sales.We can also see fruit sales on TV channels, this is the case in Korea now. Asian markets are very dynamic and innovative.”
Contact:
Tommy Padilla, Asia Sales Manager, MISSION PRODUCE, USA Mob: +1 805 797 4268
Martin Napper, Marketing AVANZA, NZ, Mob: +64 21 444 226
