Posts by Nissa
2024 Summer Mango Mania Events Calendar!
#MuchosMangoes & #MangoJoy Coming Your Way! Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes is here and the Crespo Organic Kitchen is, like usual, making it extra special for the month of July. Join in for virtual and in-store mango-experiences and douse yourself with sweet #MangoJoy. For those of you slow to the mania who may…
Continue ReadingSummer Mango Salads!
Easy, breezy mango-centric summer salads that’ll make you love the Tommy Atkins I dedicate this post the Mango Hunter – Jeff Ray, who is known to occasionally bad mouth the Tommy Atkins on social media. This summer her rejoins our Summer Mango Mania with more Recipe Roulette and we decided to challenge his notions and…
Continue ReadingMango Update: Embracing Imperfection
Straggling Ugly Mangoes & The First Summer Mango Mania Displays As of this weekend, all packinghouses in Oaxaca and Chiapas have shut down for the season. The last batch of round mangoes was shipped out of our packinghouse, Bola de Oro, last Friday. The final shipment of Oaxacan Ataulfo mangoes had occurred about a week…
Continue Reading{Organic} Transition North
Positive direction forward, propelled by consumers When times are tough, as they have been for the mango industry it’s important to keep perspective, something I can be both good and bad at as stress can get the best of me, just like it does all of us. But perspective is important and there is no…
Continue ReadingPrivate Mango Webinar
Schedule a private zoom or pursue the interactive PDF at your own pace It’s time to promote! It’s time to, engage, excite and entice consumers with all things MANGO! Outside of the stabilizing volumes and downward trajectory pricing, we have all the value added components to BUILD and GROW and SUSTAIN your organic mango programs.…
Continue ReadingMango & Blackberry Cheese Danish
A nostalgic childhood memory and an easy {mango-centric} weekend endeavor As a child, I adored cheese Danishes. Back then (yes, I’m that old) local bakeries were abundant, crafting freshly baked goods daily. Starbucks hadn’t emerged yet, so those artificially flavored, preservative-laden pastries were rare, mainly found in gas stations, packaged for on-the-go consumption. Ironically, even…
Continue ReadingMango Difficulties Continue (Crop Report)
Planning, committing, flexibility and a love of small things key to success Currently mango markets are confusing. There is a lot less fruit on the trees in comparison to previous years. While there is fruit available, it tends to be smaller in size. Ataulfos are more abundant (overall) compared to previous years, yet they are…
Continue ReadingDavid (OG) & Goliath (CV)
Who will protect organic growth amidst economic, climate and social uncertainties? In the realm of organic produce, the ongoing struggle to safeguard organic growth often mirrors the tale of David and Goliath. This season, amidst economic, climate, and social uncertainties, the appeal of cheaper conventional products has never been stronger for importers, distributors, and retailers…
Continue ReadingA Little Crop Update
Ample tommy volume and little Ataulfo mangoes Sometimes things move quickly despite how slow-moving they seem. I realized this morning that a quick crop report was warranted as crops shift in supply and size. I had intended to put out a more major crop report next week once I had more information that I had…
Continue Reading#CelebrateMexico #CelebrateMangoes
A Cinco de Mayo promotion that celebrates Mexico with mangoes While Cinco de Mayo may not be a major holiday in Mexico, it has become a significant event in the USA, driving sales of Mexican produce items, including mangoes. We recognize the opportunity this presents for us. Our #CelebrateMexico #CelebrateMangoes campaign not only excites and…
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