Fresh Direct Produce Named One Of Canada's Best Managed Companies

Vancouver, B.C. – Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (“Fresh Direct”) is honored to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for four consecutive years and reaching the Gold Standard. This prestigious national award is sponsored by CIBC, Deloitte, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.

“Our Team is honored to reach the Gold Standard in the Best Managed Awards Program. We have learned so much from this program over the years and it has certainly helped us generate consistent growth and improved results. Recently we expanded our product offerings to include a full line of organic produce and we built out a new packing facility. Once again, we appreciate the support from our business partners, customers, vendors, along with our staff and their families.” says President and Co-Founder Davis Yung.

Fresh Direct is one of Western Canada’s premiere fresh produce importers, wholesalers, and marketers with distribution centres in Vancouver and Calgary. Sourcing and importing over 700 conventional and organic fruit and vegetable items from 28 countries, Fresh Direct distributes quality produce to grocery retailers and food service distributors across Canada. Fresh Direct’s culture of innovation and learning is best exemplified by the vast amount of time and resources the company commits to training and development each year. Fresh Direct is also a very active member and volunteer in the produce industry and their communities.

Since 1993, hundreds of companies have competed for this prestigious national accolade. Moving beyond simply measuring financial performance, the award recognized overall business performance and sustained growth, while also evaluating the efforts of the entire organization against its core values.

For more information about Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program please visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca

Source: Fresh Direct Produce Ltd.