GrubMarket Expands Further Into New Jersey through the Acquisition of Regatta Tropicals
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Â GrubMarket today announced it has completed the acquisition of Vineland, New Jersey-based Regatta Tropicals, a successful and premier fresh fruit company that provides the highest quality fruits to retail, chain stores and food service companies across the U.S. and Canada. Regatta Tropicals also exports fruit to worldwide locations such as Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Europe and imports fruit from Chile, Peru, New Zealand, Australia, and Italy, among other countries. Regatta Tropicals currently operates in New Jersey and California, is one of the top suppliers of kiwifruit, persimmons and figs in the U.S., and also provides convenient and sophisticated shipping, repacking and restyling services for its customers.
- Founded nearly 30 years ago as an offshoot of a company called Coast-to-Coast Produce, Regatta Tropicals is run by its original owner Steve Matych and his wife Teresa Barnes-Matych.
- We sincerely look forward to joining the GrubMarket team and bringing more high quality fresh fruit to GrubMarket's end customers," said Steve Matych, CEO of Regatta Tropicals.
- According to Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket: "Regatta Tropicals is a highly respected brand in the fresh produce space for persimmons, figs, pomegranates, peaches, kiwi, cherries, apples and grapes.
- We are excited to welcome the Regatta Tropicals team to the GrubMarket family."