Favco USA and Strand Apples reached marketing partnership

  This agreement between Favco and Strand families  gives Favco USA marketing rights to the Strand, Marlin and Viking brands of apples and pears in the U.S. and abroad. For over 20 years Strand Apples has developed the Marlin and Viking labels for shipment of fruit to markets outside the US, particularly Asia, and the Strand brand for Domestic USA markets.

«Both companies will have more opportunities : it’s part of Brisbane, Australia-based family-owned Favco’s efforts to expand its presence in the U.S. The new partnership opens opportunities for Strand apples and pears in Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and India , and particularly, China» -Brian Sand, partner in Favco USA  explained.

   « As Strand Apples is very heavy to red delicious and grow high-quality red delicious at the higher elevation, so it’s excellent export material,” Sand said. “In China and India, red delicious is a key factor.”

The partnership involves exports of Washington apples, pears and cherries, primarily to Favco customers in Southeast Asia, and imported Australian apples to Strand customers in the U.S.

   It’s a partnership of family-owned companies, with Favco controlled by the Deveney and Clarke families. Chris Deveney directs Favco, an 88-year apple grower-shipper that has expanded into citrus and lychees and has wholesale operations in Brisbane and Sydney. The company operates a trading office in China, and also exports to stores in Hong Kong and New Zealand, and, now, in the U.S.

Contact:

Brian Sand
Favco USA

Mobile +1 509 669 4897

Email: brian@favcousa.net