West Pak Avocado, a California-based grower, packer, and distributor of premium avocados, just released its latest Avo Effect campaign video, The Global Impact of Avocados. The sixth episode for the company's ongoing series, this video looks beyond the avocado's purpose of consumption - to the world it reaches,...
Meet Ruben Barahona. As our new Director of Logistics, he brings over two decades of experience to our pak. Ruben has strong global knowledge in transportation, logistics, and supply chain management with a proven track record in his career. His success is attributed to being...
West Pak Avocado, a California-based grower, packer, and distributor of premium avocados, just released its latest Avo Effect campaign video, Avocados - A Ripe Responsibility. The fifth episode for the company's ongoing 2020 series, this video covers the ethical responsibility of the avocado beyond its societal success within...
On Wednesday, August 26th, Women’s Equality Day marked 100 years since the 19th Amendment was officially certified to the United States Constitution. What better excuse than a milestone in women’s rights to take note from some of our inspiring women leaders of West Pak sharing...
A full-steam-ahead look at how West Pak’s bag of small avocados is evolving as a little leader in the great big avocado category. All Aboard the Small Avocado Frenzy They’ve been called baby, mini, and even tiny, and at roughly half to two-thirds the size of an...
Rigatoni in Creamy Avocado Sauce Serves 4-6 Ingredients One 16oz box of Rigatoni Avocado Sauce 2 large avocados ¼ cup fresh coriander 1 cup fresh basil 2 cloves garlic ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 lime, juiced ¼ cup olive oil ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. black pepper Instructions Step 1 Place all sauce ingredients into a food processor or...
Chicken, Avocado, Tomato & Arugula Flatbread Pizza Serves 2 Ingredients 2 whole flatbread 3 Tbsp. olive oil ¼ tsp. garlic powder 1 grilled chicken breast, sliced* 2 cups arugula 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 large avocado, sliced 1 cup hard parmesan cheese, thinly grated *Grilled Chicken 1 boneless chicken breast 1 Tbsp. olive oil ½ tsp. kosher salt ¼...
Avocado Fries Serves 1 Ingredients 1 large or 2 small avocados, sliced ½ lime Kosher salt Ground black pepper 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. paprika ¼ cup flour 1 egg, lightly beaten ½ cup panko bread crumbs 1 Tbsp. canola oil Chipotle dipping sauce Instructions Pre-heat oven to 400˚. Mist sheet pan with cooking spray. Squeeze lime juice...
As summer breezes by, West Pak's field team outlines the top 10 things California growers should know for August and September. Pesky Issues At this point, all fruit has sized enough to avoid the danger of scarring from avocado thrips. Those pesky perseae mites should be...
Kellen Newhouse grew up with the tasty green fruit all around him. His family was one of the founders of West Pak Avocado, and today the Newhouse name is synonymous with growing, packing, and distributing the produce commodity. Generation NEXT for the family-owned business, the...