Jim Provost and Sebastian Zamores of I Love Produce spent the last week inspecting the new crop of garlic coming into the harvest season in Mendoza, Argentina and got a dose of the World Cup and soccer culture to boot.
Left (l-r): Fernando Di Lello, Gaston Bachiocchi, Jim Provost; right: Provost holding a I Love Produce wine bottle.
“Normally we visit Argentina to inspect garlic during its early summer, which in the Southern Hemisphere is in December”, said Provost, president of I Love Produce. “Because of Covid, this was our first trip in three years. So it was very important for us to see our partners in Argentina.”
The team was invited to an “asado”--the Argentinean version of a BBQ to enjoy the quarter-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
The country had very good weather conditions at harvest, which were dry and not too hot. Their garlic is clean with good size.
“We offer new, fresh garlic to our customer partners,” said Zamores, food safety and quality control coordinator for I Love Produce. “We will have new garlic that we will be proud to market, making our customers and suppliers very happy.”
The company has two representatives in Argentina, Fernando Di Lello and Yueh Cheng Chu, sourcing garlic and providing information about garlic and market conditions.
The I Love Produce team exchanged a company shirt with the local club's jersey and enjoyed some foosball as well.
The team was invited to an “asado”--the Argentinean version of a BBQ, to enjoy the quarter-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands. With the Argentina win, the city was gripped with soccer fever. “We even managed to play some foosball with a local club,” said Provost. “We exchanged our I Love Produce shirt with the local club’s jersey and made some great friends in the process.”
I Love Produce has new crop white Argentinean garlic available in time for the holidays.
For more information:
Jim Provost
I Love Produce
Tel: +1 (610) 869-4664
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www.iloveproduce.com