HLB Tropical Food adds three products

Publication date: December 16, 2011

After 13 years of focusing exclusively on papayas, Plantation, Fla.-based HLB Tropical Food is broadening its horizons, said Homero Levy de Barros, the company’s president. Mangoes, limes and avocados are now on the company’s Central American roster. Barros is the first to admit he’s no expert on mangoes, limes and avocados. But he eventually wants […]

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Heat up with papayas

Publication date: January 1, 2011

HLB Tropical Foods provides a high-graphic box for retail stacking, which according to Homero Levy de Barros, president of HLB Tropical Foods, Plantation, Fla., has increased sales by 50% for some of his retailers. He also recommends sampling programs in conjunction with a “Fruit of the Month” program, which gives retailers more bang for the […]

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