MURRIETA, CA - West Pak Avocado has tapped into the very essence of the category, recently releasing its latest Avo Effect campaign video, Golden State of Avocados. The fourth episode for the company's ongoing 2020 series covers the Avo Effect that the avocado has had on California and how it has become synonymous with the Golden State.

"The California avocado industry is very important to us," said Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug Meyer. "Our roots are here in California, and we built our foundation with grower partnerships. We are also a grower here in California, and we feel that same connection to the land and pride of producing avocados that our valued growers do."

Avocados are iconic to California. For decades, California was the only state in the U.S. in which Hass avocados were consumed. As the industry grew, distribution of the fruit expanded throughout the Western states, and eventually across the country.

The just-released Golden State of Avocados video showcases the impact the avocado has on California from its growers and crop distribution to the dedicated retail and foodservice marketing efforts brought on by West Pak and the California Avocado Commission (CAC).

"There are a number of retailers that are telling us that (avocados) are actually their number one fruit item in their store," added CAC Vice President of Marketing Jan DeLyser. "If you look at the last 20 years and you look at consumption, it's gone from 2.2 to just under 8 pounds (per person per year). And to think that the volume that is coming into the market has gone from a half a million to almost three billion, it really speaks to the marketing that's gone on to support the demand and consumption for avocados."

Meyer continued on to explain West Pak's California Gold brand. The golden state centric packaging features the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart-Check certification along with the iconic California Avocados label. The premium branded bag leaves no question that these are fresh, locally-sourced, and seasonally hand-picked California avocados.

According to a press release, West Pak also offers strategies to help drive sales with merchandising and point-of-sale materials and online promotions. The efforts work hand-in-hand with CAC's targeted consumer marketing initiatives and merchandising offerings that support the California season and the summer holidays.

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