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About Produce West Inc.
Produce West Inc. has been supplying the country's top retailers and wholesalers since 1977. Our home office is located in the heart of the Salinas Valley, just minutes away from most of the major vegetable shippers in the industry. At Produce West, we joke about being able to peer out our office windows and see whats harvesting, truth is, we actually can!
Why buy from us?
As brokers, we buy from all the top fruit and vegetable shippers. A shipper's job is to sell products for the highest price possible. Our job is to buy the same high quality product at the lowest price available, and pass the savings on to the customer.
We have established long lasting relationships with our shippers, many of which are family and friends. Integrity and honesty is the best policy, and quality relationships are what delegates a successful buying organization.
Meet our sales team:
Ed Brem has been in the agricultural business his whole life. Growing up in an agricultural family near the Salinas Valley, Ed has worked in nearly every aspect of agriculture. In 1973, Ed received a degree in Agricultural Business Management from the California Polytechnic University. He spent three years with Kroger Company as a ground buyer, followed by five years as the head buyer with Wetterau, Inc. in their Salinas office. In 1980, he was hired by Produce West and became president of the company in 2003. Ed and his wife Jane have three children and two grandchildren.
Karen is our office manager. She began working at Produce West in 1983 as a secretary. She is a native of the Salinas Valley and is a graduate of Salinas High School. She and her husband Kenny have two boys, ages 27 and 31. Karen has played a large role in nearly every facet of Produce West, including invoicing, insurance, receivables, and sales. She hopes to someday play golf full time.
Matt has been a Produce West buyer since 2000. He is a life long native, and 6th generation born in the Salinas Valley, as well as a graduate of California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, California where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management. Matt has spent time working in nearly every area of agriculture, including row crop farming and vineyard management. In his spare time, Matt works on the family beef cattle ranch.