Ecuadorian banana exporter aiming for double-digit growth in sales
The Ecuadorian banana exporter, Freskbana aims to maintain their double-digit growth in sales during 2023 following a challenging season for the industry last year. According to Gaetano Leone, managing director of Freskbana: “Our long-term vision to plan and the versatility to execute in the short-term have allowed us to continue with our growth despite the issues that we have experienced.”
Freskbana's Gaetano Leone and Juan Baquerizo
Freskbana has offices in Guayaquil, Ecuador from where it coordinates their weekly harvest from the more than 2 000 hectares of associated banana plantations in Guayas and Los Rios provinces. “We market around 80 containers of bananas per week to 15 different markets in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. Our main export markets are Northern Europe, Baltic states, and The Balkans. We want to keep growing this year in Asian and the Middle Eastern markets,” states Leone.
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