date:Aug 09, 2012
t is both quiet and safe. The company also installed larger coolers to keep pace with the increased production.
Consumer demand for fresh avocados continues to grow at a quickening pace, with per capita consumption heading from 4 to 5 lbs annually, said Lee E. Cole, chairman, president and chief executive officer. In the past decade or so alone, that figure has risen from a mere 2 lbs.
Mr. Cole said industry estimates forecast 2013 U.S. avocado consumption of at least 1.65 billion lbs, an increa