Growing the fruit business starts with fruit producers
No matter how cutting edge or beneficial, no new produce item gets to market without the support of producers – growers, packers, shippers, marketers, wholesalers and distributors. Founded by a fruit grower, our company understands that taking a new innovation to market starts with the production side of the supply chain.
Arctic® apples reflect OSF’s commitment to improving our industry. The benefits of growing, packing and selling Arctic apples include:
Growers:
- The competitive advantage of an excitement-generating new entry into the apple category
- Less cullage due to finger bruising, bins rubs and other blemishes that occur during harvesting and packing line handling
- Higher packout rates
- Incremental increase in fruit packing out at a higher grade
Packer/shippers:
- The competitive advantage of a new entry into the apple category
- Less bin rub and packing line bruising
- More flexibility in scheduling of packing
- Higher late-season fruit pressure for delicate varieties such as Golden Delicious, as warming fruit prior to packing will no longer be necessary
- Higher quality fruit to sell
- Exciting new product to highlight to your customers
Marketers, wholesalers and distributors:
- Higher quality fruit to sell
- Less shrink, higher rings means money in your pocket
- Exciting new product to highlight to your customers
