February is American Heart Month - a time when the nation spotlights heart disease, the number one killer of Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 659,000 people in the United States die from heart disease each year, which translates to...
This year’s Big Game is Sunday, February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and we are gearing up for one of the avocado’s biggest weeks of the year. With the Big Game in town and millions watching couch-side and in sports bars across...
As 2021 comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the year behind us and look optimistically to the one yet ahead. When asked their takeaways from 2021 and predictions for next year, West Pak’s Sales and Marketing team served up a...
Say hello to Shannon Hill - a busy customer service representative who has been with West Pak Avocado since early 2018. She came to the company with customer interaction experience in her previous role as a bank teller. In her current position, Shannon’s responsible for...
A recent graduate from California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo with a degree in Agricultural Business, Jordan Fideler spent her summer in a 12-week sales internship at West Pak Avocado. During that time, she set out to learn about and work on all aspects of West...
Every October at West Pak, we celebrate Fair Trade month as an organization. We proudly hold the Fairtrade certification - one of the most trusted, ethical labels in the world for our fair trade avocados. This last year, Fairtrade America reported that overall avocado production...
The seed to store journey of organic avocados At West Pak, we believe in being your trusted partner for your every avocado need. In preparation for the upcoming Organic Produce Show September 15-16th, 2021, Jared Bray, our organic specialist from Sales & Business Development, shares our...
West Pak’s Avo Experts share four fresh retail ideas with smaller avocados. August is Back to School Month and is the perfect time to highlight the green goodness that avocados bring for kids and families. And what better way to do it than with West Pak’s...
Heading into the PMA Foodservice Conference and Expo, this is the perfect time to reflect on how events have transpired since Covid. Specifically how the foodservice segment has come full circle, reinventing itself for the sake of survival and coming back stronger and better in...
June is California Avocado Month, and with it comes the perfect opportunity to promote everyone’s favorite green fruit that’s proudly harvested in the golden state. According to West Pak Avocado Vice President of Sales & Business Development Joe Nava, California-grown avocados are a sought-after commodity by...