Retail & wholesale
A grower-direct program, built to survive a full season.
Retail buyers do not have a fruit problem. They have a continuity problem. This is how we solve it: multiple origins per fruit, a published calendar, compliance on file, and one party accountable for all of it.
Direct-to-grower sourcing
Program volume moves on direct contracts with the grower, so pricing and quality accountability stay clean and a claim has exactly one place to land.
A trading desk behind the program
We buy and sell daily, which means program pricing is set against the market as it actually is, and when a window opens or a deal goes short, we already know.
Multi-origin continuity
Most fruit in the program runs from three or more origins. That is what turns a seasonal offer into a year-round commitment, and what keeps one bad harvest from becoming your out-of-stock.
Verified compliance
GlobalG.A.P., HACCP, BRC and third-party food-safety audits collected and tracked for every origin, every season, by our in-house Qualified Individual.
One point of contact
Rico's manages sourcing, import, logistics, documentation and quality claims, so your buying team deals with one team instead of a dozen.
Supply planning
12 of 14 fruits run from three or more origins.
That redundancy is the product. It is why the calendar below has no empty columns.
Program overview
What we can put on your program.
| Category | Fruit | Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Berries | Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries | Peru, Chile, Mexico, California, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Argentina, Guatemala |
| Grapes & Tree Fruit | Table Grapes, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Stone Fruit, Kiwi, Avocado | California, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Washington, New York, Michigan, Appalachia, Oregon, Idaho, Argentina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Florida |
| Citrus | Tangerines, Lemons, Limes | California, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Florida, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic |
Rico's Produce contracts directly with growers and packers in each origin. Grower identities, current signed certificates and audit reports go to your QA and buying teams under a mutual NDA before a program launches.
Tell us the weeks you need to fill.
We will come back with the origins, the calendar and the compliance file for your QA team.
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