Summary
The DRC welcomed seven new members in December 2025. Additionally, some existing members have changed their status, and one was terminated with cause. Scroll below for more information.
Welcome New Members
ALFEZZAN TUMR LTD., MB, Canada
ANC TRADING GROUP, ON, Canada
ENTREPRISE SUD INC. (Also d/b/a Quartier Japonais 808), QC, Canada
FRESH FLEET LTD., ON, Canada
KIND-HEARTED FARM LTD. (Also d/b/a Kind-Hearted Farm), BC, Canada
MAISON DES SAVEURS DE LA MEDITERRANEE INC. (Faisant également affaire sous Maison Des Saveurs Med), QC, Canada
MARSFIELD TRADING INC., ON, Canada
DRC Membership Change in Status
As of December 31st, 2025, the following organizations no longer hold a DRC membership:
CONAGRA BRANDS CANADA INC., ON, Canada
GRACE’S CHOICE INC., ON, Canada
KAPI KAPI GROWERS INC., FL, United States
LA TERRE CULTIVÉE DISCREET INC. / DISCREET FARMLAND INC., QC, Canada
MARCHÉ MOKOLO (Faisant également affaire sous 11540467 Canada Inc.), QC, Canada
SUN BRIDGE IMPORT EXPORT INC., ON, Canada
VIVAFRESH IMPORTS INC. (Also d/b/a Vivafresh Imports), ON, Canada
Termination with Cause
VIVAFRESH IMPORTS INC. (Also d/b/a Vivafresh Imports) was automatically terminated from the DRC membership effective December 31, 2025, for failing to comply with an arbitration award.
Important note: Following membership termination, the former member remains liable for claims arising prior to their termination if the claim is submitted to DRC by way of a Notice of Dispute within nine (9) months from when the claim arose or within nine (9) months from when the claimant ought reasonably to have known of its existence.
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About the DRC
The DRC is a non-profit membership-based organization whose core work is business-to-business commercial dispute resolution for the fresh produce industry. The DRC serves as a referee between parties when a purchase and sale do not go according to plan. Members adhere to a common set of trading standards and member responsibilities that promote fair and ethical trading for produce entering the North American marketplace. In Canada, membership in the DRC is a regulatory requirement to trade fresh fruits and vegetables (i.e., buy, sell, import, export) unless accepted by the regulations. Today, the DRC has members in 16 countries outside North America, and membership continues to grow annually. Anyone exporting fresh fruits and vegetables to Canada must sell to a member of the DRC.
In addition to its Operating Rules and Trading Standards, the DRC offers a comprehensive, tailored suite of tools to build members’ knowledge and capacity to avoid or resolve disputes. The DRC provides education, mediation, and arbitration services, and can impose sanctions and disciplinary actions on members who fail to conduct business in accordance with the terms of their membership agreement.
The DRC has resolved claims worth more than $105 million to date. Although arbitration is available, 80% of these claims have been settled in an average of 26 days through our informal consultation and mediation services. Arbitration awards are court-enforceable in countries that are signatories to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards or subsequent conventions.
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