Category Archives: Talking About Tropicals

April 5, 2012

Appealing to Hispanic Shoppers

Excerpts from an article in the Produce Retailer 4/12 edition written by Tom Burfield Growing Latino population can mean big business for your produce department With their burgeoning numbers in the U.S and their propensity for fresh fruits and vegetables, … Continue reading →

 
August 1, 2011

Is your SlimCado turning red?

Ripening stages of the Hardee SlimCado avocado Then you’ve bought yourself a Hardee variety. They’re only in season a few weeks a year, so enjoy while you can.  The Hardee SlimCado is ready to eat starting at 50% red. If … Continue reading →

 
July 29, 2011

Avolele – the avocado ukulele

The ukulele is $400. No papaya uke is available yet.

 
July 27, 2011

West coast papaya sightings

On a recent trip to Southern California, Felix Vicente our director of IT had a couple of ‘papaya’ spottings.  In Irvine, there’s the upscale Papaya restaurant. At Capital Seafood, they’re making shrimp with papaya sauce.

 
June 29, 2011

Papaya – part of a winning entry

Excerpt from a Daily Pilot article by Alexandra Baird Newport Beach artist Heidi Dobrott’s watercolor butterfly made of a split-open papaya, romaine lettuce, carrot and cherry has been chosen as a finalist from 800 entries in grocer Fresh and Easy’s Design-a-Bag contest. … Continue reading →