COLIMA, MEXICO - As Coliman Group reaches its 54-year anniversary of providing high-quality, Mexican-grown bananas, the company is celebrating by revealing a brand new 300-hectare organic banana farm. Located in Coliman’s native land of Tecomán, Colima, in the south of Mexico, the new farm will also come equipped with a modern packaging machine with state-of-the-art technology.
“With the opening of this new farm, Coliman has the largest and best equipped organic banana packing plant, not only in Mexico, but also in Latin America,” shared CEO Jorge Angel Aguilar Jr. “With this new project, Coliman is now one of the largest organic banana producers in the world, once again demonstrating the leadership of our organic banana worldwide.”
In response to the growing needs of Coliman’s customers in the international market, the company’s new projected production is now at 3,800 boxes per hectare per year, according to a blog post. With this latest addition, Coliman brings its total number of organic banana farms in Colima to three.
Coliman’s organic bananas are all Fairtrade, RainForest Alliance, and USDA Organic certified, ensuring that the company is compliant with regulatory issues including environmental care, labor rights, and the quality and care of products.
And with 54 years of nourishing its customers’ lives under the company’s belt, Coliman Group shows no signs of stopping.