Super Starr International’s rich experience growing high quality, sustainably grown papayas and melons since 1959 has led to their established reputation as a leading grower-owned, vertically integrated partner with farming operations located in Colima, Mexico. The company’s commitment to the highest food safety and sustainability standards puts them in a league of their own. As the grower, shipper and processor, Super Starr provides their customers with total quality control and now offers the only Fair-Trade certified papaya on the market. In addition to their signature Royal Star papaya variety and the Super Starr papaya, both available as organic and conventional, the brand offers a winter and early spring Super Starr melon program along with an ability to source a variety of Tropicals and Latin specialty mix. When you choose Super Starr, you are choosing a trusted partner to ship coast-to-coast in the U.S. and Canada.
Sunkist Growers
SUNNY DAYS AHEAD WITH OUR SEASONAL STAR, SUNKIST CALI™ MANDARINS Say hello to California sunshine in every bite—Sunkist Cali™ Mandarins are back and brighter than ever. Grown exclusively in California by Sunkist’s family of growers, Cali Mandarins deliver bold flavor, vibrant color, and the trusted quality shoppers expect from Sunkist. This year’s IFPA booth is all about spotlighting these peak-season favorites with playful merchandising, category-driving retail solutions, and our new Seasonal Star campaign built to engage families, drive discovery, and bring citrus joy to carts everywhere. Oh, and did we mention the mini plush Cali giveaways? Be sure to stop by our booth 2097 to get your very own and learn more about how Sunkist Cali™ Mandarins can brighten up your produce aisle. | WELCOME TO THE CO-OP: POWERED BY GROWERS, DRIVEN BY PURPOSE At Sunkist, we’re not just citrus—we’re a cooperative of over 1,000 multi-generational family farms united by a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and purpose. As the longest-standing citrus cooperative in the U.S., we’re proud to celebrate the return of California citrus season with a full lineup of category staples—including oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tangelos, mandarins, and organics. This year at IFPA, we are highlighting standout programs, including our Sunkist Cali™ Mandarins program and our Power with The Pink Orange™ Cara Cara campaign in proud partnership with National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). Backed by shopper insights and decades of retail experience, Sunkist equips partners with proven category management tools, merchandising solutions, and storytelling that drives results—all grounded in the authenticity of our grower-owned model. Visit booth 3039 to meet the co-op, explore our grower-led programs, and discover how Sunkist continues to deliver citrus that connects, from grove to shelf.
Splendid by Porvenir LLC
Splendid by Porvenir LLC is a Nogales, AZ – based fresh produce company with facilities in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico. Splendid also outsources mangoes from Brazil, Ecuador and Peru and from southern states of Mexico as well. The company grows as well as distributes many fresh products. With 12 mos. of overlapping crops making it a year-round fresh produce distributor, the list of items Splendid offers includes a full line of mangoes, green beans, sweet corn, bell peppers, cucumbers, several varieties of winter squash, limes, lemons, and constantly strives to embrace new items that show promise with its customer base. The company has expanded its sales to not only include the U.S. market, but Canada and Europe as well. Always looking to diversify and grow, Splendid works jointly with many processors for a rapidly expanding fresh-cut market and developing value-added packaging and custom packs to meet customers’ needs. Splendid is exhibiting at IFPA in order to present its company to key retail clients and further gain exposure within the produce industry. It plans to display winter vegetable items, but also plans to highlight new mango packaging and products such as Jaguar Honeys, Bali Mango 4 Packs, and Keitt Kong mangoes, which the company hopes to build on for upcoming seasons. Along with retail and wholesale accounts from other parts of the country, the team hopes to connect and spend time especially with the California trade as the company has outstanding relationships with many California retail chains and wholesalers. In addition to making new connections, Splendid also hopes to position itself to build programs for the upcoming year with several of the items they handle. They invite any interested customers to stop by to find out additional information on the company as well as the items that are available to them.
Silver Vase, Inc.
North America’s most innovative orchid grower. We are a wholesale floral supplier to many of the largest big box retailers and grocery store chains in North America.
Seald Sweet/Greenyard USA
Seald Sweet was founded in 1909 as a Florida citrus grower cooperative and in 1998 it became part of Greenyard, transforming the company into Greenyard USA. Seald Sweet/ Greenyard USA is now a global market leader in citrus, grapes, avocados, pears, ginger, blueberries, vegetables, and more through their global network of companies and partners. Our sister company Greenyard Logistics is a state-of-the-art packing and cold storage facility strategically located close to the ports in NJ and dedicated to providing unique solutions for our customers. With more than 9000 employees operating in 19 countries worldwide, Greenyard’s vision is to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit and vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, while fostering nature. At Seald Sweet/Greenyard USA, we continually strive “for a healthier future. We are ahead of the curve by implementing our 2025 sustainability roadmap: lower water footprint, reducing food waste and emissions, ensuring responsible sourcing and having 100% recyclable packaging in all of our products.
Robinson Fresh
Robinson Fresh feeds the world through fresh produce and complex supply chain solutions.
Ratto Bros. Inc.
Grower / Processor / Shipper… Offer a variety of Cooking Vegetables, Commodities and Food Service Packs.
Produce Nation
Produce Nation is a vertically integrated exporter of premium bell peppers. We germinate our own plants, grow them in high-tech greenhouses in Mexico, and manage every stage of production and logistics. Our advanced facilities allow for consistent, year-round supply. We operate our own warehouse in McAllen, Texas, where customers can pick up product or receive coordinated shipments to distribution centers across the U.S. This full control ensures quality, traceability, and reliable delivery from seed to shelf.
Port Laredo
With a total trade in 2022 of $299.48B with the world, Port Laredo is ranked No. 1 by value among all the nation’s 450-plus airports, seaports, and border crossings. Port Laredo is located in the global epicenter of commerce and manufacturing, offering import and export logistics solutions.