Shortcutting the promotion of Mexico’s yellow slipper This is an industry geared post. Despite the challenges in the early Mexican season, Ataulfo mangoes are poised to bring us our much-needed #MangoJoy. As our Crespo Organic Ataulfo mangoes are about to make their debut, now is the opportune moment to evaluate your current organic Ataulfo…
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Mexican mango season starts slowly amidst an empty pipeline….. I’m back from a beach break in Puerto Rico, a much needed respite before another Mexican mango season begins. This break proved to be a wise decision, considering the anticipated complexity of the looming mango season, perhaps even more complex than usual and mostly just at…
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A mango-centric exploration of the year’s most anticipated influences Food trends are often a bit waggish, but the current buzzing trends seem poised for positive impact and that excites me. I think the timing is ripe for all of us in mangoes and produce to take a thoughtful look and see how we can…
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Your new year-round mango condiment Chutney is essentially a blend of fruit, vinegar, sugar, and spices cooked down into a textured sauce. It’s one of the oldest condiments. This versatile sweet and spicy Indian version needs a permanent place in your food repertoire. Use it as an accompaniment on cheese boards or better yet on…
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Generally jolly good orchard news, a sprinkle of bah humbug & my best holiday mango recipes Roberto Crespo, a member of the #HermanosCrespos “band” or what I consider the lead singer of our south, is currently and like usual, deeply rooted in the soils of Oaxaca and Chiapas preparing for the season start up. This…
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Our tropical, chewy, portable mango snacks get wrapped up as perpetual gifts Picture this: a hassle-free opening experience that mirrors the excitement of unwrapping a gift, revealing not just Mexico’s sweetest and most prized portable natural indulgence – Crespo Organic Dried Mangoes but the delightful revelation that the shipping box transforms into a perpetual gift…
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A Thanksgiving Mexican mango crop update & overview The upcoming two months hold significant importance in relation to weather conditions and their impact on the early Mexican mango crop in Oaxaca and Chiapas. These months will greatly influence our final crop expectations and overall outlook. It is currently too early to make definitive predictions. However,…
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Mango dulce de Leche, made with mangoes, made into flan Several years ago, under pressure to create new Halloween recipes, I had the brilliant idea (a hypothesis at the time) to make caramel using nothing but mangoes. Since mangoes contain significant natural sugar, why wouldn’t they, in pureed form, caramelize like sugar and…
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The ROI of Crespo’s Summer Mango Mania promotion I know I live in a world that doesn’t register ROI in happiness, let alone recognize the monetary value of #MangoJoy. I am, however, acutely aware that #MangoJoy has value and that when we work together to cultivate it, building comprehensive mango programs that encircle it, everyone…
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Terrible Ecuadoran & Peruvian mango volume predictions The Mexican organic mango season is officially closed at orchard level, and while that’s certainly noteworthy, there’s another pressing issue that demands our attention: the forecasts for Ecuadorian and Peruvian mango production volumes, both organic and conventional, are extremely grim. In fact, they are expected to be significantly…
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