Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International has added eight importers to its panel of North American licensees.
These include Canadawide Fruits, Direct Source Marketing, Flavor Farms, Fresh Latina, International Produce Group (IPG), Pandol Bros., Sbrocco International and Sun Fresh International, according to a news release.
The licenses include the right to import fruit from new and existing varieties developed by Sun World, marketed under the company’s leading consumer brands, such as Autumncrisp, Midnight Beauty, Sable Seedless, Adora Seedless and Scarlotta Seedless.
“We are pleased to be able to bolster and expand our global footprint through the appointment of these extraordinary importers,” Petri van der Merwe, global licensing co-director for Sun World, said in the release. “As we continue our strategic growth and expand our marketing efforts for our consumer brands, like Autumncrisp, we are ensuring ease of access to our proprietary fruit. Our goal is to maximize the revenue for our licensed growers while increasing consumer exposure to our proprietary table grape varieties and consumer brands.”
The appointments further expand the company’s licensed importers to 28 companies that hold a license to distribute and market Sun World’s full line of proprietary grapes in the U.S. and Canada, or Canada only, from licensed Chilean, Peruvian, Brazilian, European and South African suppliers. They include:
- U.S. and Canada: Camposol Fresh USA, Capespan North America, David Oppenheimer & Co. (U.S.)/David Oppenheimer and Associates (Canada), Dayka & Hackett, Direct Source Marketing, Divine Flavor International, Dole Fresh Fruit Co., Flavor Farms (Agricola Interandina), Fresh Flavor International, Fresh Latina (Corp Agrolatina SAC), Grapeman Farms, International Produce Group (IPG), Jac Vandenberg, Joy Produce, Pacific Trellis Fruit, Pandol Bros. Safco Of America, SBROCCO International, Sierra Produce (R&C Berndt), Star Produce, Summit Produce, Sun Fresh International, Terrasur Imports, Vanguard International Group, William H. Kopke Jr. (U.S.)/Southern Fruit Import Co. (Canada).
- Canada: Burnac Produce Co./Provincial Fruit Co., Canadawide Fruits and North America Produce Buyers.