Italy’s Giuliano, Chile’s Santa Elena, GESEX join group
Sun World names new grape marketer licensees
The appointments bring Sun World’s total marketer network to 32 top grape companies and 22 leading stonefruit companies in 12 countries.
Giuliano Puglia Fruit is owned by Nicola, Giovani and Vito Giuliano and is located in Turi, in southern Italy’s Puglia region where the Giuliano family produces table grapes, stonefruit and citrus that is marketed to leading supermarket customers throughout Europe.
GESEX, one of Chile’s leading exporters, was formed in 1998 by a group of producers focused on delivering high quality fruit to demanding customers throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Its commercial team, under the direction of Juan Gabriel Perez and with sales offices in some of its overseas markets, packs and exports grapes, citrus, stonefruit from throughout Chile’s main fruit producing regions and is planning similar capability from Peru.
Santa Elena is an exclusive grower exporter focused on producing table grapes in Chile’s Central and Southern regions with special focus on direct service to retailer, in particular high end markets in the United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada. It was founded in the early 1980s and its owners today farm 800 hectares (325 acres).
In addition to distributing fruit from new seedless grape varieties developed by Sun World, all three companies have been given licenses to use Sun World’s brands, including MIDNIGHT BEAUTY®, SCARLOTTA SEEDLESS® and SABLE SEEDLESS® in the marketplace, Sun World Executive Vice President David Marguleas said.
“The distribution of Sun World’s grape varieties will reach even further and visibility of our most prominent brands will become stronger with the involvement and expertise of these leading Chilean and Italian fruit grower-‐marketers,” Marguleas added.
For more information:
David Marguleas
Sun World
Tel: +1 661 631-4156
Email: dmarguleas@sun-world.com
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