TORONTO — When watermelons aren't in season, consumers in this country can still buy "Canadian" melons, thanks to an Ontario man who has set up shop in Florida.
Brian Arrigo started his own company in the southern U.S. state when he realized Canadians were missing out on local sweet juicy melons because of the short growing season in the northern climate.
Arrigo, who cut his chops in the family wholesale business at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto, seized the opportunity 25 years ago to fill in the large gap in watermelon availability in this country by shipping melons to supplement the crop grown in southwestern Ontario, which generally is not available until late summer.
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