Frutura acquires avocado supplier Montana Fruits

GlobalData

Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 5:45 AM 2 min read

Frutura Produce has expanded its beingness successful Latin America by acquiring Colombia-based avocado concern Montana Fruits.

Reedley, California-headquartered Frutura said successful a connection the acquisition has “meaningfully strengthened” its avocado operations successful a portion that is simply a “vital” constituent of its planetary maturation strategy.

Family-run Montana sources avocados from section Colombian growers and is an existing supplier to the Frutura group.

Frutura’s avocado proviso is besides supported by its concern units Dayka & Hackett successful the US, Agrícola Don Ricardo successful Peru, and Subsole successful Chile.

CEO David Krause said: “We are really up of program with array grapes, citrus and berries. Avocados are our adjacent large push.”

The Montana operations volition beryllium managed by Dayka & Hackett, which Frutura acquired successful 2021 alongside Agrícola Don Ricardo.

Based successful California’s Central Valley, Dayka & Hackett imports, distributes, and markets citrus, chromatic fruit, mangoes, and avocados, chiefly serving US retailers.

According to Frutura, successful caller years, “Colombia has exploded arsenic a globally-significant avocado increasing region”, with Montana experiencing accordant year-over-year growth.

Stephen Fink, VP of income and selling astatine Dayka & Hackett, called the woody the “last puzzle piece” for the institution to go “truly vertically integrated successful avocados”.

He said that Montana already has a beardown lawsuit basal successful Europe and Chile, portion US marketplace entree for Colombian avocados presents a large accidental that Dayka & Hackett tin present “powerfully” explore.

The acquisition follows Frutura’s 2023 purchases of Sun Belle and Giddings Fruit, which expanded its beingness successful the berries category.