KB SPECIALTIES
Specialty Products from Latin America
KB SPECIALTIES
Specialty Products from Latin America
About Us
OUR FOCUS
OUR FOCUS
OUR FOCUS
We are marketers in the US of fresh and frozen produce.
We value products that are Sustainable and Responsibly grown, that have a positive impact on the communities and the planet.
We source and grow our own organic products in South America on our more than 300 acres of operated Blueberries farms in Argentina, that result in an annual production of more than 1 million pounds .
FRESH
OUR FOCUS
OUR FOCUS
KINGBERRY
BLUEBERRIES: Organic and Conventional (Peru, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, US and Canada)
LEMONS: Conventional
(Argentina)
FROZEN
OUR FOCUS
FROZEN
BLUEBERRIES: Organic and Conventional
STRAWBERRIES: Organic and Conventional
POMEGRANATES: Conventional
LEMON SLICES: Conventional
LIME SLICES: Conventional
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Supporting our schools
Supporting our community
Supporting our community
KB was chosen by the local community of El Molino, Tucuman, Argentina, to be the "Sponsor" of the new kindergarden
Supporting our community
Supporting our community
Supporting our community
Our team is diverse and inclusive, having a strong component of workers from the communities where we operate
Diversity
Supporting our community
Diversity
Dolores Romero, manager in KB Argentina, was awarded the prize of "Business Woman of the Year 2018" for all her achievements in developing our communities
FAIR TRADE PUBLIC SUMMARY
Fair Trade Program Summary
KB Specialties partners with Kingberry S.A., in Argentina on the Fair for Life – Fair Trade program.
Founded in 2005, Kingberry SA (KB), was established in Tucumán to develop the production and processing of fresh and frozen blueberries for domestic and export markets. Currently, KB sells fruit of approximately 120 hectares of blueberries located in the area of the pedemonte of Tucumán. The administrative offices are located in El Molino (Chicligasta, Tucumán) and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires).
Kingberry S.A. manages 4 fields:
- BERRIES DEL NOA 2005, farm and packing plant, in El Molino, Chicligasta.
- BERRIES DEL NOA 2007, farm, in El Molino, Chicligasta.
- BERRIES DEL ACONQUIJA S.A farm and packing plant in Soldado Maldonado-Monteros.
- FINCA COCHAMOLLES, production and packaging in Los Cochamolles - Chicligasta.
The company also built a frozen plant in 2013, located in Soldado Maldonado-Monteros.
KB group has a total of 25 permanent workers and an average of 1000 temporary workers during the campaign months between September, October and November. The main activities are cultivation, harvesting, manual pruning, irrigation.
As of 2008, our company certifies with Fair Trade and with the Funds obtained, the workers made investments and improvements of different types in their community, such as creation of childcare for their children, purchase of medicines and wheelchairs, purchase of materials of construction and improvement of housing for the workers themselves, installation of pipes for drinking water supply network for communities in the area, purchase of computer supplies and implementation of internet network coverage, creation and improvements in football clubs, provision of Cooking and teaching elements for schools in the area. A percentage of the fair trade fund is also allocated for the purchase of non-perishable food for group workers. The decision process to carry out all these activities is carried out by assemblies meeting with their due representatives and majority vote.
KB aims to continuously improve its performance in relation to respect and care for the environment and the working conditions of its workers..
Certifications
