LOS ANGELES – Gourmet Trading Company, the largest distributor of fresh asparagus in North America, is proud to announce that the company’s President, Brian Miller, will be a featured speaker at this year’s International Asparagus Symposium on Thursday, September 12, 2013 in Lima, Peru.
Gourmet Trading Company has imported asparagus to the United States for over 20 years. Today the company is a prominent year-round grower, packer and shipper of fresh green, white and purple asparagus making President Brian Miller the perfect candidate to discuss the value of year-round availability of asparagus to this year’s attendees.
"I am honored and excited to speak at the upcoming symposium. The growth of the fresh asparagus industry over the past two decades has been driven by a fascinating combination of year round supply and promotion at retail and foodservice. I look forward to sharing the insights Gourmet Trading has had over the past 20 years with the rest of the industry."
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
