Our passion
To provide fresh, high-quality, healthy food.
About us
Calavo has a rich culture of constant innovation, sustainable practices and market growth. We have evolved from “the first name in avocados” into a global leader of quality produce, including tomatoes, Hawaiian papayas, and fresh guacamole and salsa.
Renaissance Food Group (RFG) helped revolutionize the fresh food industry with fresh-cut fruits & vegetables and healthy prepared foods. When RFG joined the Calavo family it expanded our portfolio of products sold under the Calavo brand, adding to The Family of Fresh™.
We are proud of our storied history and excited for Calavo’s next chapter!
Calavo:
Over 100 years of milestones
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The California Avocado Growers Exchange is founded as a grower-member owned cooperative.
1924
1926
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A national naming contest provides the birth of our “Calavo” brand that becomes synonymous with avocados.
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Expanded our product line to include Hawaiian papayas and market them under the Calavo Gold name.
1949
1955
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Broke ground on the Santa Paula packing house we still use today as our primary packing facility in California.
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Launched Calavo “Avocado Dip” (guacamole) as our first processed consumer product.
1965
1998
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Expanded our market opportunity as the first U.S. company to open an avocado packinghouse in Mexico.
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Began trading on the Nasdaq as the first publicly traded avocado marketer and distributor in the U.S.
2002
2005
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Among the first in the industry to leverage new ripening and sorting technology.
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Tomatoes are added to our fresh product line. Partnerships with greenhouse facilities in Mexico provide year-round fresh produce.
2007
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