Fresh Direct Produce Honored To Be Chosen As One Of Canada's Best Managed Companies For 2013

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (“Fresh Direct”) has been chosen as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the third consecutive year. This prestigious national award is sponsored by CIBC, Deloitte, National Post, Queen’s School of Business, and MacKay CEO Forums.

“It is very exciting and humbling to be chosen again for the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award. Fresh Direct Produce has continued to experience strong double digit growth, and has increased its service offerings over the past year. Passion, People, and Persistence are the three key drivers of this growth. We appreciate the support from our business partners, customers, vendors, as well as from 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 600 different 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 by supporting organizations such as CPMA, PMA, BCPMA, BCFPA, BC Children’s Hospital, Quest, and the Food Bank.

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

For more information about Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program, please visit: www.canadas50best.com.

Source: Fresh Direct Produce Ltd.