Calavo Growers

Calavo
Super Food for Super Families

The Calavo WayQuality and Freshness you can count on from our foodie gamily to yours

Since 1924
For nearly 100 years, our passion has always been bringing delicious and nutritious food to your dinner table

Avocado Plants

Brokaw Nursery
Ventura, California

Calavo Growers:
Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGW) is a global leader in quality produce, including avocados, tomatoes and papayas, and a pioneer of healthy fresh-cut fruit, vegetables and prepared foods. Calavo products are sold under the trusted Calavo brand name, proprietary sub-brands, private label and store brands.

Founded in 1924, Calavo has a rich culture of constant innovation, sustainable practices and market growth. The company serves retail grocery, food service, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers worldwide. Calavo is headquartered in Santa Paula, California, with processing plants and packing facilities throughout the U.S. and Mexico.

Calavo 2021

• 378 Million Pounds of Avocados Delivered
• 159 Million Pounds of Fresh Prepared Food Delivered
• 3,676 Emplyees

For nearly 100 years, our passion has always been bringing delicious and nutritious food to your dinner table

Fabulously Fresh
Farm-fresh fruits and vegetables from our family to yours.

• Fresh Avocados
  We were founded as the original avocado company in North America. For nearly 100 years, Calavo brand avocados have been recognized and respected as the finest in the world.
• Farm Fresh Tomatoes
  Our year-round supply of vine ripened rounds and Romas are 100% greenhouse grown. Innovation with the highest food safety standards.
• Fresh Cut Fruits
  Healthy eating without the hassle. Our tasty fruits are delivered and prepped in regional facilities, ensuring you receive the freshest product possible.
• Fresh Cut Veggies
  For healthy-minded time seekers, save time with peace of mind. Quality prepared produce you can count on.
• Hawaiian Papayas
  The gold standard of papayas. 75% of all Hawaiian papayas are imported and marketed by Calavo.
• Prepared Foods
  We’re redefining “fast food" with tasty grab-n-go solutions and meal kits your family will love.
• Guacamole & Dips
  Calavo brand and private label guacamole, salsas and plant-based dips are sold to grocery retailers and food service providers.
• Party Favorites
  Let us do the work for you. Get ready for guests with no prep and no mess.
• Organics
  We offer a portfolio of certified-organic avocados, guacamole, and value-added fruits and vegetables.

Convenience Without Compromise
Chef-inspired grab-n-go solutions handcrafted with love.

CalavoCalavo + Renaissance Food Group are now "Calavo"

• 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 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.

Sustainable practices
We pursue environmental responsibility, social equity, and sound governance throughout our entire business.

History
We are proud of our storied history and excited for Calavo’s next chapter!

CALAVO
100 YEARS OF MILESTONES:
1924	The California Avocado Growers Exchange is founded as a grower-member owned cooperative.
1926	A national naming contest provides the birth of our “Calavo" brand that becomes synonymous with avocados.
1949	Expanded our product line to include Hawaiian papayas and market them under the Calavo Gold name.
1955	Broke ground on the Santa Paula packing house we still use today as our primary packing facility in California.
1965	Launched Calavo “Avocado Dip" (guacamole) as our first processed consumer product.
1998	Expand our market opportunity as the first U.S. company to open an avocado packing house in Mexico.
2002	Began trading on the NASDAQ as the first publicly traded avocado marketer and distributor in the U.S.
2005	Among the first in the industry to leverage new ripening and sorting technology.
2007	Tomatoes are added to our fresh product line. Partnerships with greenhouse facilities in Mexico provide year-round fresh produce.
2010	Calavo acquired Salsa Lisa to expand its offering to customers.
2011	Calavo acquired Renaissance Food Group (RFG), a pioneer in fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.
2017	Opened state of the art avocado packinghouse in the state of Jalisco, Mexico
TODAY	We refreshed our brand identity with new logo and tagline and have begun consolidating product lines under the Calavo brand.
CALAVO GROWERS

CalavoOur core values are our guiding principles:

• Drive
• Respect
• Innovation
• Stewardship
• Quality

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Avocado Nutrition

• Total Fat 8g
• Zinc 0,3mg
• Folate 45mcg
• Pantothenic Acid 0.7mg
• Vitamin C 4mg
• Manganese 0.1mg
• Potassium 250mg
• Protein 1g
• Vitamin K 11mcg
• Monounsaturated Fat 5g
• Calcium 10mg
• Total Carbohydrate 4g
• Total Sugars 0g
• Dietary Figer 3g
• Vitamin B6 0.29mg
• Iron 0.3mg
• Zinc 0.3mg
• Magnesium 15mg
• Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
• Phosphorus 30mg
• Saturated Fat 1g
• Thiamin 0.04mg
• Sodium 0mg
• Vitamin A 0mcg
• Niacin 1mg