Welcome to What’s In Store. On today’s episode we are exploring Peruvian sweet onions. The rich, fertile soil and sandy nature combined with Peru’s desirable climate produce an ideal formula for growing the Vidalia-type granex sweet onions. Because Peru harvests their sweet onions at opposite seasons from Vidalia, Shuman Produce can offer a consistent supply of the versatile sweet onions which share common traits such as bright yellow skin and a flat shaped body. When Vidalia takes its rest from harvest, Shuman Produce ships Peruvian onions from late August to mid-February through the RealSweet brand. Along with its reputation for consistency and quality, Shuman Produce can also boast the role as a leading grower and importer of Peruvian sweet onions with a decade of experience.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Sweet onions have taken the reins as the resident driver and most rapidly growing division of the onion category. With a consistent rise in sales over the last few years, the future looks more than promising. For Shuman Produce, the visual appeal of high-graphic and value-added packaging combined with the bag’s variety of sizes and recipe, storage, handling and nutritional information, provide an ideal promotional presentation and source for their retail partners. Sweet onions have also gone interactive, with a QR code that allows consumers to mingle with more facts and suggestions about the vegetable through online resources. RealSweet brand sweet onions can be a year round presence in the produce department with promotions and secondary displays depending on favorable pricing, volume and time of year.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">This delicious onion is good natured as well. This October, Shuman is partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Through a generous donations and informative consumer packaging, the company hopes to do its part in supporting breast cancer research, awareness and prevention. Produce for Kids, a program founded by president of Shuman Produce, John Shuman, helps to raise funds dedicated to aid children’s charities and inform parents and kids about healthy living and diets. More than $3 million later, the campaign is still going strong, assisting in the improvement of life for multiple generations.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">www.realsweet.com<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
