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Brad Sumner with Pacific Coast Trading Co. in Portland told us on Aug. 24 that the company is now shipping out of Lancaster, CA, and Washington.

Since its formation in 2017 and its January 2022 spinoff from parent company Pacific Coast Fruit Company, one of the largest independently owned produce distributors in the Pacific Northwest, multi-generational, family-owned/operated Pacific Coast Trading Company in Portland has created its own team to cover North America and offer a solid line-up of conventional and organic produce items, including a year-round onion program.

Pacific Coast Fruit Co., one of the Northwest’s largest independent produce distributors, is creating a spinoff subsidiary trading company, allowing the multigenerational, family-run business to expand.

Portland, Ore.-based produce distributor Pacific Coast Fruit Co. has announced the spinoff of its subsidiary, Pacific Coast Trading Co. LLC.

Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in food and beverage but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Scott Schultz, Director National Organic Sales of Pacific Coast Trading Company, located in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Kayla Burks is organic sales team lead for the Pacific Coast Trading Company, a subsidiary of the Pacific Coast Fruit Company. 

A popular vegetable year-round and a cooling treat during the summer months, organic cucumbers are a mainstay in the produce department—and recently the cucumber category has been showing strong sales performance.

Scott Schultz and David Brugato are director and program manager, respectively, of the Pacific Coast Trading Company, an organic department of the Pacific Coast Fruit Company that was established about three years ago.