Coosemans Interproduce Divisions are expanding
Coosemans Interproduce Divisions are expanding
Though it is one of the largest Southeastern-based distributors of fresh produce in the United States, with facilities from Cleveland to California, Coosemans Interproduce Divisions of Tampa, FL, has plenty of room to grow and an ambitious new strategy to capture retail and foodservice market share.
From its founding almost three decades ago, the company operated as Coosemans-Tampa. Managing Partner Roy Kane has run that operation with Coosemans Worldwide founder Danny Coosemans since 1994. Under Kane’s leadership, the business has steadily grown over the last two decades. The Tampa headquarters has doubled the size of its warehouse in the last six months.
Over the past 10 years, Kane has expanded Coosemans-Tampa’s scope of operations to include four additional facilities in Miami, Dallas, San Francisco and Cleveland. That growth led to the decision to place the entire operation under a single management company, Coosemans Interproduce Divisions.
That title better conveys the scope of the operation, said Vice President of Sales and Marketing Andrew Scott, who recently came aboard to provide on-the-ground leadership and oversight at all five locations.
Once best known as a specialty produce company, Coosemans Interproduce has steadily increased offerings across the spectrum with an eye on becoming a single source purveyor for retailers and foodservice.
“We still feel like we’re the best specialty company out there, especially on the national scale, but we’re adding more value for our customers by carrying more and more full line produce items,” Scott said. “We want to provide one-stop shopping for foodservice and retail. We already do a lot with all the major players, but we continue to step up our game daily.”
Scott looks forward to spreading the news about Coosemans Interproduce from booth 825 at the Southeast Produce Council Southern Exposure trades how in Orlando, FL, Feb. 27 to March 1. While his badge will be different this year, Scott’s face will be very familiar to SPC attendees. He has held every office in the organization over the past decade and currently serves as its president.
Coosemans Interproduce is “obviously heavily involved in the Southeast,” and Scott said he is “really excited about the chance to represent Coosemans in an organization and setting that has been so important to my growth in the industry. Southeast Produce Council and Coosemans Interproduce continue to grow, get better and stronger every day, and I’m proud to be associated with both.”
