DELANO, CA - For Four Star Fruit, its Mexican table grape season is off to the races, and the company is expecting strong volume and supply in the months to come. Experiencing year-over-year volume growth, the supplier has announced an anticipated 25–30 percent increase due to its robust program.

“Our growers have committed to replanting the best industry varieties,” said Jack Campbell, long-term table grape grower/marketer/shipper. “We will be able to support strong retail promotions, in particular, Memorial Day ads, with the volumes we are projecting this season.”

Harvest of its Mexican grapes began this week and will continue to ramp up into the summer, a press release stated. Overall, Four Star Fruit projects a good yield and excellent quality late into the summer season.

Through its Mexican program, the supplier can offer retailers and consumers a well-rounded, uninterrupted year-round supply of table grapes. Four Star Fruit also provides a range of organic and specialty varieties as well as various pack styles to meet the needs of its customers. So far, this has been well received by the company’s buy-side partners.

“Our commitment is to provide the consumer a best-in-class fresh grape experience,” added Campbell. “Our retail partners see great value in our ability to manage that end to end.”

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