Kapi Kapi Welcomes New Talent to Enhance Logistics Capabilities

August 26, 2024 Kapi Kapi

Carlos Pelaez is now serving Kapi Kapi customers as Logistics Manager. Kiyoshi Taylor has also joined the team as Logistics Coordinator and brings with her 9 years of transportation administration experience with a global brand where she managed 15 different locations.

Kapi Kapi Growers Reports Exponential Growth

May 14, 2024 Kapi Kapi

Kapi branded pineapples first entered the U.S. market in late 2020. Through the leadership of Sofia Acon, president of Kapi Kapi Growers, the brand grabbed the attention of retail buyers and in December of 2020, the first shipments of Kapi pineapples reached the Port of Philadelphia. Retailers and wholesalers in the Northeast were eager to put the Kapi brand on store shelves and by the end of Q1, distribution had taken off. In less than a year, the Kapi brand was well on its way to becoming a significant supplier in the tropical fruit space.

Kapi Kapi Growers Names Sofia Acon as President

December 15, 2023 Kapi Kapi Growers

Acon was instrumental in bringing Kapi Kapi Growers to the U.S. market four years ago, co-founding the company, shaping its vision and strategic plan, leading the development of the brand and building an extraordinary team.

Kapi Kapi Ready to Present Kapi Baby Oro Pineapple

October 17, 2023 Perishable News

Kapi Kapi Growers, one of the leading producers of premium pineapples and bananas in the world, will showcase their NEW Kapi Baby Oro Pineapples at this year’s IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim. The Kapi Kapi team has been working on the launch of this new product for the last year, officially introducing the line in August 2023.

Kapi Kapi Growers Appoints Greg Samels as Senior Director of Sales

October 4, 2023 Kapi Kapi Growers

Kapi Kapi Growers of Grupo Acon, one of the leading producers of premium pineapples and bananas in the world, has appointed Greg Samels to Senior Director of Sales for the western United States. In this role, Samels will manage and create new relationships and drive new business in all channels to help grow sales of the Kapi Kapi brand bananas and pineapples grown in Costa Rica.