Susie Rea is a highly successful bilingual sales professional with 20+ years of experience and strong produce industry relationships. She has built programs from the ground up and has in-depth industry knowledge of both the grower and the retail sides. How many years have you been...
West Pak Avocado's Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Doug Meyer brings 23 years of produce industry experience to the table. With a strong background in sales and sales management, marketing and product development, and quality assurance, this seasoned avo-pro proudly heads up the company's sales...
West Pak is proud to announce continued export growth for 2018 and forecasts additional progress with global markets for 2019. Just back from Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong, the worldwide supplier of premium avocados experienced a marked increase in commitments with existing and new customers....
West Pak Avocado recently stepped up the company’s organics launch with a showing at Southern Innovations Organics and Foodservice Expo. The organic-only retail produce event was held September 6 – 8, 2018 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition...
Produce Marketing Association’s 37th annual Foodservice Conference and Exposition took place July 28-29, 2018 at the Monterey Conference Center and Monterey Marriott in Monterey, California. More than 1,800 sellers and buyers including distributors, retailers, wholesalers, brokers, and end-use operators attended the two-day event, which was designed...
West Pak Avocado proudly previewed three new and upcoming brands at the Organic Produce Summit (OPS) at the Monterey Conference Center, in Monterey, California on July 11-12, 2018. The new retail lines of bagged avocados include I Love Avocados Organic, California Gold Organic, and LiL’Cados...
In June 2018, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) organized a tour of West Pak's packing house in Murrieta, California. It was a busy Saturday morning at the facility, as California’s avocado production was in full swing. Brimming with avocados, large bins were lined up and ready...
How a Small Fruit Packing Company Became a Global Leader From their humble beginnings in a small packinghouse in Southern, California to becoming a global produce powerhouse, West Pak Avocado Co-Founders Galen Newhouse and Randy Shoup have worked hard to cultivate a tasty niche in the...
Just back from West Coast Produce Expo in Palm Springs, California where the team has reported a great turnout at West Pak's booth. In attendance was Sales Representative Susie Rea, Sales and Business Development Josh Estebane, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug...
Just back from the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) Annual Convention & Trade Show in Vancouver, West Pak Avocado is excited at the prospect of expanding distribution into the northernmost region of North America. After the first year for the avocado company to exhibit at...