An update on the labor, production and logistics associated with fresh produce from Vanguard International
April 2, 2020
The impacts of COVID-19 on the fresh produce industry are fast-moving. Unfortunately, this virus is spreading quickly around the entire globe. A regional issue has become a global one quite quickly, and most countries across the globe are responding with closed borders, complete lockdowns, and transportation limitations. With so much uncertainty at the pinnacle of this pandemic, we are bound to see impacts on our food system, and both supply and demand of fresh produce.
Sage Fruit is a growing, marketing and sales organization comprised of Valley Fruit, Valicoff Fruit, Olympic Fruit and Larson Fruit.
March 7, 2018
Pride Packing Co., a Wapato, Wash.-based division of Vanguard International, Issaquah, Wash., joined forces with Sage Fruit Co., Yakima, Wash., to enhance marketing, sales and distribution of Washington State fruit.
Pride Packging is a vertically-integrated 3,000-acre farming operation complete with its own packing and cold storage facilities.
May 9, 2017
The Vanguard International Group, Issaquah, Wash., purchased Pride Packing Co., Wapato, Wash., as part of its strategy to develop a global vertically-integrated fresh fruit organization.