Seald Sweet expands grape production
Seald Sweet expands grape production
Seald Sweet International is expanding its deciduous commodity division through long-term commitments and substantial financial investments, increasing production of its Mexican grape program. These agreements bring significant growth, primarily in the Hermosillo and Caborca areas, to its current supply of fresh table grapes, further strengthening its position in the industry and in deciduous category.
“We are thrilled about this additional product supply for a number of reasons,” Mayda Sotomayor-Kirk, chief executive officer of Seald Sweet, said in a press release. “Continued development and growth of this category has been an important part of our strategic plan. This enables our company to better serve our customers by meeting their needs in the grape category.”
“We are making long-term commitments to growing these programs with our customers, by delivering fresh, quality grapes, in promotional volumes, from the very beginning of the Mexican harvest, all the way to the end," Mark Lewis, executive vice president of Seald Sweet, added in the release. "It’s a great program and we are excited for this growth.”
Seald Sweet’s producers in these growing regions are also dedicated to maintaining respectable and fair labor standards with their workers, which is part of the company’s commitment to social responsibility.
“This reflects our company values, of Seald Sweet as well as our UNIVEG Group of companies,” Sotomayor-Kirk said.
The expansion is in line with Seald Sweet's — and parent company UNIVEG's — overall vision of advancing in the U.S. and North American markets.
“The goal is to continue to develop product access and ties in North America, complementing our built-in global network with the UNIVEG Group," Sotomayor-Kirk said in the release. "Seald Sweet is the gateway to the North American markets for the UNIVEG Group and we are very privileged to have these opportunities in front of us.”
