Seald Sweet launches major expansion of California operations with Fresh Select
21 Sep 2011
On 20 September Seald Sweet International, member of the UNIVEG Group, announced a mayor expansion of the company's west coast operations through a partnership with Fresh Select, a new state-of-the-art packing and cold storage facility, located in Dinuba California.
The agreement substantially increases Seald Sweet West's overall volume and production capacity of domestic and imported fresh produce.
Seald Sweet West's sales office will also relocate to the new facility, enabling the sales and production teams to operate within the same location.
The Fresh Select facility is approximately one hundred and ten thousand square feet with nearly a third of that in cold storage and two thirds in processing. Controlled atmosphere packing rooms in the facility are equipped for specialized packing of a wide range of commodities. Total annual potential of product capacity is estimated at 2.5 million cartons of fresh citrus fruit.
"As part of our strategic plan, the expansion of our California operations not only substantially increases our production capacity but further underscores our commitment to our customers and growers", says Mayda Sotomayor, CEO of Seald Sweet. "Fresh Select is a a higher caliber facility and this partnership is a perfect fit for our quality and growth obtjectives."