Pacific Trellis Fruit Adds Specialty Plum Varieties; Dan Carapella Jr. and Tim Davis Share



Pacific Trellis Fruit Adds Specialty Plum Varieties; Dan Carapella Jr. and Tim Davis Share



LOS ANGELES, CA - The countdown is on at Pacific Trellis Fruit as the supplier waits for the arrival of its four new imported specialty plum varieties. Straight from Chile and South Africa, the stonefruit will hit the United States next month and will be unveiled in 2 lb clamshells under the Dulcinea® brand.

Dan Carapella, Jr., Director of Special Projects and Senior Sales Executive, Pacific Trellis Fruit“Our imported specialty plums are shaking up the category,” mentioned Dan Carapella Jr., Director of Special Projects and Senior Sales Executive of Pacific Trellis Fruit. “The wildly sweet and juicy plums are available for a limited time through mid-March/April.”

These plums are sure to grab attention with new high-graphic labels that will pop when put on display in the produce aisle, a release explained.

Pacific Trellis Fruit is grabbing the attention of retailers and shoppers as it announced four new imported specialty plum varieties: Lemon, Extra Sweet, Watermelon, and Sugar Plums

The four varieties include:

  • Lemon Plums: Grown in Chile and South Africa. They are yellow-skinned and turn bright red when ripe
  • Extra Sweet Plums: Also grown in Chile and South Africa. They vary in appearance from bright and dark red to having a red/yellowish skin
  • Watermelon Plums: Grown in South Africa. They feature green skin with red flesh, similar to a watermelon
  • Sugar Plums: Produced in Chile. They have red and purple skin with a golden-yellow flesh

Tim Davis, Category Coordinator, Stone Fruit, Pacific Trellis Fruit“We are excited to offer the specialty plum program to customers,” says Tim Davis, Category Coordinator, Stone Fruit for Pacific Trellis Fruit. “The varieties offer a unique merchandising opportunity, capturing incremental sales opportunities for the winter plum category.”

We can’t wait to get our hands on these unique plum varieties, and once shoppers see them, they will have the same feeling. To add the lot to your shelves, reach out to Pacific Trellis.

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Dulcinea Farms

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Pacific Trellis

Established in 1999, Pacific Trellis Fruit specializes in year-round growing, packing and marketing of premium fresh…