<p>Stemilt Growers of Wenatchee, WA and Lantao of Shanghai, China have teamed up to be the first marketers of Starkrimson pears from Washington State in China.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mike Taylor, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Stemilt, feels that the Starkrimson Pear, because of its striking red color and sweet flavor, is a good multi-purpose pear well suited for the Chinese market, according to a press release. “Our experience is the Chinese consumer appreciates a sweet and juicy pear of fruit,” explained Taylor. “We feel very confident that Lantao, our partners in China, will do a great job in exposing both Starkrimsons and Anjous in the market, and increase their sales and acceptance with the Chinese consumers.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Lantao has marketing and distribution facilities in six different markets in China, including facilities in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, and also in the internal secondary cities of Shenyang, Zhengzhou, and Harbin. “Although our initial introduction of the Starkrimson pear will be in the primary markets, there has been plenty of growth in our secondary market cities for premium fruit from the United States,” said John Wang, President of Lantao.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Dave Martin, Stemilt Export Sales Director, explains that it has been a pleasure working with Lantao because “they seem to grasp our ‘philosophy’ when it comes to openness, trust, honesty, commitment, and the belief in the quality of our fruit.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Starkrimson pears will be followed with an extended program of Red and Green D’anjou pear shipments into the Chinese market maintaining a steady supply of Red and Green pears through the spring, and early summer months.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.stemilt.com/StemiltHome/index_ls.cfm" target="_new"> Stemilt </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
