John Carter, Director of Global Sales for the Limoneira Company, joins ANUK today to talk about their presence in the lemon industry. Limoneira has been in business since 1893, and is now global with interests in agribusiness, real estate and resource management. Limoneira went direct with their lemons last November and had great success with their first year. Limoneira markets under three labels: Santa, Paula, and Level. What makes them different from other companies is that they are food safety certified with The Global Partnership for Good Agricultural Practices. Limoneira has a solar array that powers their packing house and an onsite compost facility; they’re also a leader in worker housing and has an integrated supply chain which allows them access all the way from the orchard to the packing house to make sure they are in sync with their users. This gives them the ability to be flexible in their marketing strategies. They have a global network of like minded companies like those in Chile and Argentina that can import and allow, from a trade standpoint, the availability of lemons year-round under the same labels.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">www.limoneira.com<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
