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Summer Mango Mania Education (The People) Event Description: Crespo Organic is a Mexican Organic produce brand specializing in the production, distribution and marketing of organic mangoes. The brand is part of El Grupo Crespo, a Mexican family business that began around 1960 with local market chili peppers and which rapidly expanded into production and packing…
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Boasting the most efficient and modern mango pack house around Disclaimer: This is a boastful and prideful post about a packing house that I truly believe in. I’m one of a few globally well-traveled industry folks with an extremely diverse make up of commodities, markets, cultures and systems. I have seen a lot of packing…
Continue ReadingCelebrating Courageous, Confident Women
Confident, courageous women #BreaktheBias I have some OPINIONS about today, if you have interest- these are my opinions, keep that in mind! International Women’s Day comes up every year and, like those other weird 24-hour holidays like Father’s Day or Mother’s Day whose concepts seem like they should stretch beyond a mere 24-hour day, it…
Continue ReadingGratitude for Organic Farmers
A pause for appreciation for those that feed us, organically I learned about gratitude as a little girl. It was not taught to me in school or by my parents or by my country. It was taught to me by Nicaraguans. Poor Nicaraguans to be specific, who had nothing much of physical, monetary, or economic…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Mallika Mangoes
Indian mangoes, grown in Mexico & where Jorge the Mango Man has been…. It’s been a while since we have had fun with the Where is Jorge the Mango Man videos. Part of that is because the small team of us on the marketing side, the ones that make the videos, have been bogged down…
Continue ReadingBoots On The Ground (Flipflops Technically)
Under the Crespo mango trees, I find efficiency, ingenuity, mango joy and #muchosmangoes The “Propaganda Lady” is what they called me last week at Empaque Don Jorge, as I walked around with my mask and hairnet snapping photos and filming staged and impromptu videos. I’ve learned to see the big smiles in the eyes of…
Continue ReadingCinco De Mayo Mango Merchandising
An Interview with Brian Dey Senior Merchandiser & Natural Stores Coordinator, Four Seasons Produce, Inc. While it’s true that Cinco De Mayo is less a real holiday in Mexico and more a symbolic celebratory event for Americans, there is a significant rich history behind the day and how it has come to honor the Mexican…
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History & hysteria behind Cinco de Mayo Let’s start with the most important part of the history behind Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular belief, it is not Mexican Independence Day. It’s a day that has becomea symbolic holiday for Americans celebrating what they imagine to be the spirit of Mexico and Mexicans. It’s also…
Continue ReadingRecordando a Alan Alvarez, el Rey del Mango
Written by Nissa Pierson on behalf of RCF Distributors and El Grupo Crespo Como muchos de ustedes saben, de repente sufrimos la pérdida de nuestro querido amigo, colega y principal agente de ventas, Alan Alvarez, el sábado 30 de enero de este año. El Grupo Crespo: RCF, Crespo Organic Mangos, Empaque Don Jorge y…
Continue ReadingRemembering Alan Alvarez, the Mango King
Written by Nissa Pierson on behalf of RCF Distributors and El Grupo Crespo As many of you know, we suddenly lost our dear friend, colleague and paramount sales agent, Alan Alvarez, on Saturday, January 30th, 2021. El Grupo Crespo: RCF Distributors, Crespo Organic Mangoes, Empaque Don Jorge and hundreds of mango industry friends now mourn…
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