Packing “ The World’s Finest” Fresh Medjool Dates
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1 Packing “The World’s Finest” Fresh Medjool Dates Datepac, LLC.
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Packing “ The World’s Finest” Fresh Medjool Dates . Datepac , LLC. BARD VALLEY MEDJOOL DATES Our Growers Are the Owners. World Class “ Medjool Date Only” Growers Date growing is their only business Founded in 1996 by a group of Bard growers. Ideal Growing Conditions for Medjools. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Packing“The World’s Finest” Fresh
Medjool Dates
Datepac, LLC.
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BARD VALLEY MEDJOOL DATES Our Growers Are the Owners
World Class “Medjool Date Only” Growers◦Date growing is their only business◦Founded in 1996 by a group of Bard growers.
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Ideal Growing Conditions for Medjools
◦Intense heat, low humidity (Yuma Desert)
◦ Acknowledged world-wide for Quality!
◦High water table (Colorado River)
◦Conventional & Organically Grown
Bard Valley has ideal micro-climate:
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Great Quality Starts in the Field
Packing “The World’s Finest” Medjool Dates
Dedication to Good Agricultural Practices
Dethorning Pollination Setting Fruit Arms
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Careful Attention to Detail
Best practices which focus on Quality!Our dates are “hand-touched” an average of
12 times before harvest to for best quality.
Thinning Setting rings for ventilation Bagging for protection
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Product Quality at Every StepLargest medjooldate facility in U.S.Only U.S. company with color sorters and
infra-red scanners to optimize quality.
Heat Drying Rooms Metal Detection Equipment 24 hr Traceability to Grove
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Food Safety is a Priority
Dedication to food safety• Full-time employee dedicated to food safety
protocols in the fields and plant.• Certified by Primus Labs and SCS.
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Variety of Products and Packages• Full-line packing capabilities• Conventional and Organic Medjool Dates,
Coconut and Almond Date Rolls• Consumer packs (8oz, 12oz, 16oz, 32oz) and 11
lb. bulk box
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Marketing Programs to Build Sales
Trade Promotion Programs◦Designed to help grow Category Sales.◦Seasonal, regular TPR roller offerings and 12-
month long support program!
Cutting edge packaging & labeling◦Tamper resistant seals◦GTIN case and pack coding for easy traceability
to any of our growers.
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Choose the Leader in Fresh Medjool Dates
Vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper in the ideal medjool growing region.
Focused on Food Safety and Product QualityMarketing and Category Management
◦Bard Valley name recognized world-wide◦Web-site, consumer and trade marketing ◦Category Management and Consumer Profile studies
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Datepac Sales Contacts• Yuma Sales Office 928-726-9191
Chris Denning (Director) [email protected]
Dave Nelson (V.P.) [email protected]
• Regional Sales ManagersNortheast: Shayne Gordon 978-758-3678
[email protected]: Carolyn Becker 303-683-7887
[email protected] Southeast: Dave Anderson 210-373-
Midwest: Bruce Gilkerson [email protected]
