Frontera Produce hires Gonzalez to lead melon sales
Frontera Produce hires Gonzalez to lead melon sales
Frontera Produce Ltd. in Edinburgh, TX, has announced the addition of Javier Gonzalez to its Florida division. He is responsible for leading the company's melon sales.
Mr. Gonzalez comes to Frontera with over 10 years of experience in the import produce industry, having held key sales and operation positions with Fresh Del Monte, Central American Produce, Chestnut Hill Farms and Maersk Sealand. In this role, Mr. Gonzalez will be instrumental in helping to manage and grow year-round melon sales through existing customers as well as helping establish national sales for the entire company product mix. He will be based in the Florida office. He resides in Miami with his wife and two children.
Frontera Produce opened its Florida import office in the fall of 2004 and has since experienced steady growth. The company imports mangos from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Guatemala; it imports sweet onions from Peru; and it will begin its second season in the offshore cantaloupe and honeydew program in November. The company will import over 3 million boxes of melons from Guatemala with weekly vessel calls into the port of Corpus Christi, TX.
"We are extremely pleased with the steady growth of our Florida division," Will Steele, vice president of Frontera Produce, said in a statement. "We are equally proud to have someone with Javier's experience lead our melon program."
Mr. Gonzalez comes to Frontera with over 10 years of experience in the import produce industry, having held key sales and operation positions with Fresh Del Monte, Central American Produce, Chestnut Hill Farms and Maersk Sealand. In this role, Mr. Gonzalez will be instrumental in helping to manage and grow year-round melon sales through existing customers as well as helping establish national sales for the entire company product mix. He will be based in the Florida office. He resides in Miami with his wife and two children.
Frontera Produce opened its Florida import office in the fall of 2004 and has since experienced steady growth. The company imports mangos from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Guatemala; it imports sweet onions from Peru; and it will begin its second season in the offshore cantaloupe and honeydew program in November. The company will import over 3 million boxes of melons from Guatemala with weekly vessel calls into the port of Corpus Christi, TX.
"We are extremely pleased with the steady growth of our Florida division," Will Steele, vice president of Frontera Produce, said in a statement. "We are equally proud to have someone with Javier's experience lead our melon program."
