Beau Flowers
Atlanta, GA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Valle Verde Produce LLC
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Location:
Atlanta
Industry:
Agriculture
Year Founded:
2010
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
Recognizing the trend toward offshore agriculture, Valle Verde Produce, LLC was created in November of 2010. The company plans to harness the enormous natural resources of the Dominican Republic such as affordable labor, arid growing climate, educated growers, and close proximity to both Europe and North America to produce the best quality produce in the world. In conjunction with our grower/partners, Valle Verde will begin shipping to the North American markets on August 1st, 2011. Through an operational process perfected by experience in exporting from the Dominican Republic, Valle Verde has instituted a synchronized system utilizing the latest exporting software and technology.
The opportunity of the Valle Verde concept lies not only in the Dominican Republic’s ability to produce 30 distinct commodities because other tropical countries such as Mexico have the same capability. It is the Dominican Republic’s unique geographical location that serves as is competitive edge. From the heart of the Caribbean, Valle Verde Produce will have access to 3 deep water ports, 2 international airports, 4 climate zones which allow year round production, reliable infrastructure to include highways, electricity, internet, as well as a government that is a preferred trading partner of the United States. Valle Verde Produce will utilize each of these strategic components in a fully scalable and synchronized operation able to touch over 800 million people on the continents of North America and Europe. Only the Dominican Republic offers this unique formula of location, infrastructure, stable government, exchange rates, employable population, and most importantly the 30 distinct fresh cut commodities.
However, it is not enough to be able to effectively handle and market these commodities to both Europe and America. Valle Verde Produce seeks to enhance the profitability of our prospective clients through a synchronized operational process that will bypass the current distribution centers in the United States and Europe. Imagine a process in which all of the current fresh cut offerings from avocado to zucchini can be harvested, processed, and transported on a single container. Each container will have the ability to supply 3 to 5 superstores with their entire fresh cut product line. The value of the Valle Verde process is our ability to completely neutralize the need for a US or EU based distribution center and all of the associated operational expenses. Unions, workmen compensation, logistics, inventory management, taxes, and all other operational expenses that can potentially increase the bottom line will be eliminated. That is the competitive edge that Valle Verde Produce, LLC clients will use to increase shareholder value and market share. As the conduit between seed and shelf, Valle Verde Produce will offer unparallel supply chain management and increased value to our customers.