LOS ANGELES – Gourmet Trading Company, the leading supplier of fresh asparagus in North America, has introduced a new product to the asparagus category. Peeled White Asparagus comes bagged and pre-peeled giving retailers and foodservice operators lower shrink and longer shelf life. The product gives consumers and chefs a premium vegetable with added convenience.
Gourmet Trading Company is offering the Peeled white Asparagus in 12oz and 1.5lb bags. The company hopes that these sizes will appeal to both retailers and foodservice alike.
Marketing Director, Julia Inestroza stated “It’s exciting to roll out a new product that truly is a valuable extension of the asparagus category. We feel that this product has the capability to revolutionize the subset of the white asparagus category due to the fact that it takes all the guess work out of white asparagus for the consumer or chef. Now, people can 100% use white asparagus just as they do the green.”
Sales Manager, Brian Miller added, “This product really is a game changer for the white asparagus category. Now people can reach for our peeled white asparagus when they need a fast and easy side dish. It’s not just for the gourmet chef anymore.”
9oz, 1lb and 1.5lb bags will be available Mid-February in a limited quantity. A full roll out of the new product will arrive just in time for Easter.
About Gourmet Trading Company:
Gourmet Trading Company, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, was founded in 1982. Their control over the supply chain of fresh asparagus and blueberries enables them to offer superior service to their customers and growers all over the world. Strong grower relationships globally, a state of the art packing facility in Pasco, Washington, implementation of their own traceability system, management of their own farms in Peru and California, in-house warehousing through Gourmet Logistics, and continual investment in their business enables them to provide high quality asparagus and berries all year round. Gourmet Trading Company has additional offices in Miami, Florida; Pasco, Washington; El Centro, California; Bakersfield, California; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Auckland, New Zealand; Lima, Peru; Tokyo, Japan; and Caborca, Mexico. Additional information is available at www.gourmettrading.net
Source: Gourmet Trading Company