SANTA PAULA, Calif – Calavo Growers, Inc., which includes their wholly-owned subsidiary, Renaissance Food Group, is excited to announce their joint presence at the upcoming United Fresh show, where the companies will feature an array of product offerings, ranging from their signature avocados and tomatoes, to fresh guacamole and salsa, to fresh-cut produce and prepared foods.
Calavo’s Fresh segment will feature Intense Tomatoes, a proprietary variety of tomato that is the first tomato in the world to retain its color and juice after cutting, making it a superior tomato for cooking and baking, sandwiches and burgers, salsa and bruschetta, and a multitude of other uses. Easy to merchandise in beautifully designed gusseted bags, the Intense Tomato program also offers a variety of store-level merchandising solutions and POS material.
The Calavo Foods business segment is proud to highlight new items such as Avocado Chocolate Mousse and Red Onion Roasted Garlic Hummus. These items, and others, will be featured at a sampling station, which will emphasize the great flavors of Calavo Foods products, while showing the versatility and unique uses by way of creative recipes.
Renaissance Food Group will promote an ever-expanding lineup of products in their Garden Highway brand, including trendy Garden Highway Juicing Kits, Chef Essentials heat-and-eat vegetable sides with sauce, and an array of snacking items designed to fit every retail segment from convenience stores to traditional retail to specialty stores. In addition, the Garden Highway Tropical Juicing Kit with Ginger is a finalist for Best New Fruit Product in the 2016 Produce Innovation Awards competition, which will be on display and available to vote for on the show floor.
“As Calavo Growers, Inc. continues to evolve and grow in a highly competitive, fast-moving market, we are proud to showcase our vast product offerings to the industry at the United Fresh show,” said Lee E. Cole, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We strive to remain a leader in the produce industry, while looking to the future and incorporating joint production facility ventures with Renaissance Food Group to springboard our company to the top of the prepared foods industry. Presenting ourselves as a united front is paramount to the overall continued growth of Calavo.”
Please visit Calavo and Renaissance Food Group in booth #1226 at the United Fresh show in Chicago on June 21st and 22nd.
For more information about Calavo, visit http://www.calavo.com.
For more information about RFG, visit http://www.rfgfoods.com.
For more information about Intense Tomatoes, visit http://www.thechefstomato.com.
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About Calavo
Calavo Growers, Inc. is a global avocado-industry leader. The company also procures and markets diversified fresh produce items, ranging from tomatoes to tropical produce. An expanding provider of value-added fresh food, the company’s Calavo Foods business segment manufactures and distributes guacamole, guacamole hummus, and salsa under the respected Calavo brand name. Calavo’s wholly owned subsidiary, Renaissance Food Group, LLC, creates, markets and distributes a portfolio of healthy, high-quality products with an emphasis on convenience to meet busy consumers’ lifestyles through fast-growing brands that include Garden Highway and Chef Essentials. Founded in 1924, Calavo serves food distributors, produce wholesalers, supermarket retailers and restaurant chains worldwide.
About Renaissance Food Group
Renaissance Food Group is a fresh food company that creates, markets and distributes a portfolio of healthy, high quality lifestyle products for consumers via retail and foodservice channels nationally. Widely recognized as a market leader for product quality and innovation, Renaissance Food Group’s fresh food products are regionally produced, made to order and delivered to customers within hours. Renaissance Food Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calavo Growers, Inc.
Source: Calavo Growers, Inc.