Southern Selects News Today

In an announcement, CREATE announced Norfolk Southern has selected four structural design consultant teams for the CREATE Project EW2.

Southern Specialties has a produce portfolio that includes baby squash, baby carrots and other baby vegetables, as well as broccolettes and clipped greens, all available under the company’s Southern Selects label.   Its main Southern Selects product is asparagus, which it grows, imports and markets in bulk presentations for retail and foodservice and is available in conventional, organic and in value-adding offerings in a variety of pack sizes.

Southern Specialties is a grower, importer, processor and shipper located in Pompano Beach, FL. The company imports a majority of its produce from the Americas, so it’s connection to Florida spring produce comes from its home for the most part.

Ever since Robert Colescott founded Pompano Beach, FL-based Southern Specialties in 1990, the company’s mission has been to provide the finest restaurants and hotels in the nation with the best service and highest quality specialty produce.  Over its more than three decades in business, the company has continued to provide these services, adding the leading retailers and club stores in North America to its mix.

Southern Specialties, a top tier grower, importer, processor and shipper of asparagus from Peru, expanded its Caborca, Mexico, asparagus deal. The company initiated a presence in the Mexico asparagus deal eight years ago with the intention of bringing additional year-round value to its retail, foodservice and club store customers.

Grower-shipper expands Caborca, Mexico asparagus deal

Sunsets Queen of Greens website and social media recognized by advertising awards Mastronardi Produce’s website and social media design work for their new Queen of Greens line has been recognized in the American Advertising Awards. Recognized as the advertising industry’s largest national competition, the American Advertising Awards recognizes excellence in design and advertising. Among the entrants were winners from 17 other federations located throughout Florida and the Caribbean. Queen ...