Serving The Greater Houston and Dallas Area
Family owned and operated, Brothers Produce was established in 1980 as a full service fresh produce distributor.
Through the years Brothers has established themselves as one of the largest produce distributors in the state of Texas. Brothers covers the greater Houston and Dallas/Ft Worth areas as well as all areas surrounding. We distribute a full line of fresh fruits and vegetables, specialty items, and processed items to meet the customers needs. Offering only high quality products and service we supply a broad range of foodservice and retail customers with a fleet of over 75 refrigerated trucks.
(713) 924-4196 Houston
(214) 428-6666 Dallas
- South Carolina deal expands Pacific Tomato production
Completing year-round production, Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd., plans to sell tomatoes for a major South Carolina grower-shipper.... - Vegetable, melon production falls but value rises
U.S. fresh vegetable and melon production fell in 2011, but the category’s value rose.... - Xata Corp. certifies Motorola Xyboard tablets
With the addition of the Motorola Xyboard to the list of Android devices certified to work with the Xata Turnpike fleet management system, the Xata Corp. hopes to increase customers’ flexibility to distribute fresh produce via truck.... - A&P to shuttter stores as Chapter 11 nears conclusion
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization could be approved as soon as early February.... - Produce sellers among buffet chain creditors
The country’s largest steak-buffet restaurant holding company has declared bankruptcy, and many produce distributors are among its creditors....
- Vegetable, melon production falls but value rises
U.S. fresh vegetable and melon production fell in 2011, but the category’s value rose.... - Imported melon deals proceeding as planned
Despite less than ideal weather conditions, importers expect a solid melon deal out of Mexico and Central America.... - Freezes cut California navels by 10%, thin mandarins by 20%
Approximately 10% of California’s navels and 20% of its mandarins have been damaged by a record number of freezes during the 2011-2012 growing season.... - Future of fresh key part of Florida Citrus Show
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The future of fresh citrus became a central topic at this year’s Florida Citrus Show. In the conference welcoming address, Michel Sallin, president and chief executive officer of Vero Beach-based IMG Citrus Inc. and chairman of the Indian River Citrus League, said the fresh side of Florida’s citrus industry shows room for growth.... - PEI spud stocks 30% lower than last year
Prince Edward Island potato grower-shippers could run out of spuds earlier than usual this season....
- Xata Corp. certifies Motorola Xyboard tablets
With the addition of the Motorola Xyboard to the list of Android devices certified to work with the Xata Turnpike fleet management system, the Xata Corp. hopes to increase customers’ flexibility to distribute fresh produce via truck.... - Switch in bin size could help melon grower-shippers
Brent Harrison has an idea that would save melon grower-shippers money, reduce labor for retailers and eliminate waste in the supply chain.... - Imported melon shippers tackle food safety
It’s been just four months since a listeria outbreak linked to Colorado cantaloupes led to more than 140 reported illnesses and 30 deaths. But sources are optimistic that cantaloupes — and the entire melon category — will bounce back.... - Mann Packing expands process facility
Salinas, Calif.-based Mann Packing Co. plans to have an 18,000-square foot expansion to its main processing facility in place for the spring season.... - New Zealand firm gets $15 million contract with Paramount Citrus
New Zealand-based Compac Sorting Equipment has entered a $15 million contract to design a sorting and packing line for Paramount Citrus Association, Delano, Calif. “This is the largest project we’ve ever done,” said Nathan Soich, sales and marketing coordinator for Compac....
- A&P to shuttter stores as Chapter 11 nears conclusion
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization could be approved as soon as early February.... - PEI spud stocks 30% lower than last year
Prince Edward Island potato grower-shippers could run out of spuds earlier than usual this season.... - Pipfruit importers expect good quality, normal volumes
Importers of South American pipfruit expect good quality and normal volumes when deals get underway in late January and February.... - Idaho Potato Commission gives retailers a hand
Retailers who want to get more out of their spud space don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The Idaho Potato Commission’s 2012 Retailers Guide has everything from category management tips to new tie-in promotions and point-of-sale materials.... - He's an icon, but Griffin is 'just Reggie'
SAN DIEGO — The produce industry celebrated former Kroger vice president of perishables Reggie Griffin’s 42-year career in the industry. The “Salute to Reggie Griffin Golf Tournament and Dinner” Jan. 23 attracted more than 100 attendees and benefits the United Fresh Foundation. Griffin is chairman of United Fresh Produce Association until the group’s annual convention in Dallas in early May. Former United Fresh chairman and vice president of produce for CH Robinson, Jim Lemke, said G...
- PMA's Fresher Summit
The Produce Marketing Association’s decision to shorten its flagship event — the annual Fresh Summit convention and exposition that attracts upward of 17,000 from across the industry every year — promises to give attendees and exhibitors more value for less time.... - The Reggie Griffin Roast fails to materialize
SAN DIEGO — Reggie Griffin may have been the most influential and knowledgeable man in the produce industry.... - Asparagus needs cooperation, not cutthroats
I discovered the pleasures of asparagus a couple years ago, when my chef boyfriend prepared it as a side dish.... - Q&A | Elizabeth Pivonka, Produce for Better Health Foundation
National Editor Tom Karst recently chatted with Elizabeth Pivonka, president and chief executive officer of the Hockessin, Del.-based Produce for Better Health Foundation. Read the entire chat on the Fresh Talk blog.... - Chilean nectarine exports improve
On a trip to Chile in 2007, I admired the candor of a manager at Decofrut, the Santiago-based company that specialized in providing statistical analysis of the Chilean fruit industry....
- Bintje Potatoes10 July 2011, 1:02 am
The Dutch are my kind of people. There are about 16 million of them living in a country about the size of Maryland. Their birth rate is below the level needed to maintain the population so they are voluntarily thinning the herd. But even more impressive is the factoid that the Dutch have more than [...]... - Summer is Near27 May 2011, 6:18 pm
Moving into the late spring – Summer starts unofficially this weekend with Memorial Day but the ‘real’ start is on the solstice of June 21st. Most traditionally available items from this time of year are a little bit late because of March frosts, April rains and May grey… seems as if the farmers can barely get [...]... - Loquat18 May 2011, 12:26 pm
The succulent, tangy flesh is white, yellow or orange and sweet to subacid or acid, depending on the cultivar. Each fruit contains three to five large brown seeds. The flavor resembles a sour cherry, yet is pleasing to the taste. The loquat is comparable to the apple in many aspects, with a high sugar, acid [...]... - What Is Pomegranate?10 May 2011, 8:20 pm
This fruit usually ranges in size from an orange to a large grapefruit. It has a leathery skin that must be peeled to reveal the hundreds of tiny red seeds. The seeds are entirely edible, crunchy, sweet and berry-like in flavor. Makes wonderful syrups, sauces and juice, or may be combined with other fresh fruits [...]...
