HLB Specialties celebrating 25 years of the finest tropical produce

Publication date: October 17, 2023

“In May we celebrated our 25th anniversary in business in the U.S.,” said Melissa Hartmann de Barros, director of communications for the Fort Lauderdale, FL-based importer. “But the company was founded in Germany in 1989, so we’re actually celebrating the 35th anniversary next year.”

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“There are so many unknown exotics we could still bring to Europe and the USA”

Publication date: October 6, 2023

“With our tropical background, diversifying into other tropical and exotic items turned out to be a success.” Both companies continued to expand their product line and packaging options, which now include papayas, rambutan, dragon fruit, lychee, mangosteen, guava, ginger, passion fruit, figs, physalis (goldenberries) atemoya, and more. …..
“It allowed us to solidify our position as the preferred partner in the tropical fruit business,” Hartmann de Barros commented.

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