
Calavo Growers Inc
NASDAQ:CVGW

Calavo Growers Inc
Calavo Growers, Inc. engages in the marketing and distribution of avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods. The company is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and currently employs 3,676 full-time employees. The firm is involved in marketing and distributing avocados, prepared avocados, and other perishable foods. The company allows a range of fresh and prepared food products to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers on a worldwide basis. The firm procure avocados from California, Mexico, and other regions around the world. The firm operates in two segments, namely Grown and Prepared. The Grown segment consist of fresh avocados, tomatoes and papaya. The Prepared segment is comprised of all other products, including fresh cut fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat sandwiches, wraps, salads and snacks, guacamole, and salsa sold at retail and food service as well as avocado pulp sold to food service. The firm's products are sold under the Calavo brand name, sub-brands, private label and store brands.