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Mango Blossoms WOW!
A mango tree’s flowers signal potential for #MuchosMangoes Flowers have been top of mind this week, and it wasn’t because my social media feed was bombarded by flowers for Valentine’s Day. Rather, throngs of vibrant photos and videos of mango blossoms from the #HermanosCrespos lit up my WhatsApp, exhibiting the last of the late blooms…
Continue ReadingTommy Atkins = Mi Favorito Mango
A deep dive into the when’s, why’s and how’s of the firm fleshed, farmer friendly mango My favorite mango is a Tommy Atkins, but it’s not because it’s farmer and supply chain friendly. It’s my favorite because it’s culinarily versatile and it also happens to be farmer and supply chain friendly which isn’t a…
Continue ReadingIt Takes a Village
Proper Ataulfo handling practices increase sales and consumer satisfaction El Grupo Crespo grows exceptional Ataulfo mangoes. They grow the Ataulfos in ideal microclimates that yield their signature flavor – sweet, sugar-caramel with a tinge of spice. If you ask me, it can only be created in Mexico. The Ataulfo mango, a Mexican cultivar, is puro…
Continue ReadingEmpaque Don Jorge II Open for the Season in Chiapas
Plus, an additional NEW packhouse, Bola de Oro opens in Oaxaca Back in 2019, just prior to the mango season, El Grupo Crespo opened Empaque Don Jorge II (EDJII) in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas, or – as the locals call it – Coita. It was the Crespo family’s second proprietary mango packhouse, plus several hundred supporting…
Continue ReadingAtaulfo Marketing 101
Shortcutting the promotion of Mexico’s yellow slipper This is an industry geared post. I am currently in Miami taking a snowbird working month for myself, escaping the midwest cold. It’s sunny and warm here but I know for most of you the rain is currently falling and a good many of you have snow…
Continue ReadingEarly Rain Damage & Lots of Optimism
It’s beginning to look at lot like a prosperous Mexican Mango Season It’s that time of the year again when you all forget about fruits and vegetables amidst all the holiday hubbub, and also the time of the year when I begin thinking excessively about mangoes as we begin to prepare for the upcoming Mexican…
Continue ReadingCelebrate, Know and Feel Mexico with Pechuga
A celebratory mango-milk punch for Christmas I had my first Pechuga, about 30 years ago when I was studying politics in Cuernavaca, Mexico while in college. On one of our outings we visited the then governor of the state of Morelos (where Cuernavaca is located) at his home, to discuss local politics. The governor also…
Continue ReadingEgyptian Mangoes
#MuchosMangoes inspire as I sail down the Nile Egypt has long been on my list of places to visit and recently I was lucky enough to spend fifteen days traveling around the country. Not just to see and feel the ancient history but to experience the rich culture and food that I have grown…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Dried Mangoes Have Arrived!
Tropical, chewy mango snacks are rolling out in produce, grocery & beyond I’m not someone who enjoys delays of any kind. The aggressive workhorse, mover, pusher and shaker in me works hard to vanquish them. But, like so many, I was taught a good lesson during the first few years of COVID–delays are here to…
Continue ReadingMexican Blushtones!
Secret blush notes of the Sinaloa Keitt Mango Mangoes continue to surprise and delight me. They are a lot like people. Whenever I think I know something about them, they prove me wrong. Things that grow are complex by nature, and taking a cookie cutter approach to defining them always fails. As I proceed…
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