LOS ANGELES – North American distributor of fresh asparagus, blueberries and blackberries, Gourmet Trading Company, announced it has received its first shipment of Peruvian Blueberries. The company is the first distributor to successfully import a commercial shipment of Peruvian Blueberries into the United States.
Gourmet Trading Company is not new to Peru as a growing region. The company already grows asparagus in Peru at their farms along with long term grower partner relationships. “We’re excited to expand our product line in Peru. We pride ourselves in being innovative here at Gourmet Trading Company.” stated Brian Miller, Gourmet Trading Company President.
Scott Hulsey, Vice President of Procurement, stated that “It was Chris Martin’s vision for Gourmet Trading Company to be heavily involved in the Peruvian blueberry movement. This is our step in executing his vision.”
Gourmet Trading Company will continue to receive weekly shipments of Peruvian Blueberries now till the end of the holiday season.
About Gourmet Trading Company:
Gourmet Trading Company, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, was founded in 1982 as a family business. Their control over the supply chain of fresh asparagus and blueberries enables them to offer superior service to their customers and growers all over the world. Strong grower relationships globally, a state of the art packing facility in Pasco, Washington, implementation of their own traceability system, management of their own farms in Peru and California, in-house warehousing through Gourmet Logistics, and continual investment in their business enables them to provide high quality asparagus and berries all year round. Gourmet Trading Company has additional offices in Miami, Florida; Pasco, Washington; Calexico, California; Bakersfield, California; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Auckland, New Zealand; Lima, Peru; Tokyo, Japan; and Caborca, Mexico. For additional information visit gourmettrading.net or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Linkedin, and Pinterest.
Source: Gourmet Trading Company
