Summary: Membership Update
The Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) welcomed eleven new members in May 2026. Additionally, some existing members have changed their membership status. Scroll below for more information.
Welcome New Members
A&S DISTRIBUTION INC., ON, Canada
AVO VALLEY S DE RL DE CV, Jalisco, Mexico
BHARATFRUITS CANADA (A d/b/a of 15779316 Canada Inc.), ON, Canada
DESANO PRODUCE LTD., ON, Canada
EKRS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCE INC., BC, Canada
FGF FRESH PRODUCE LTD., BC, Canada
HAYER BLUEBERRY FARMS LTD., BC, Canada
LITTLE LEAF PA, LLC (Also d/b/a Little Leaf Farms), PA, United States
MIKHWAN FOODS INC., ON, Canada
VAN GRONINGEN & SONS, CA, United States
VIVA HARVEST INC., QC, Canada
DRC Membership Change in Status
As of May 31st, 2026, the following organizations no longer hold a DRC membership:
A.H. GARDEN PRODUCE INC., ON, Canada
AGUACATES ACUITZIO DEL CANJE S.A. DE C.V. (También haciendo negocios como ADEAC), Michoacan, Mexico
ARRCA LLC (Also d/b/a Arrca), TX, United States
BACATA FOOD GROUP INC., BC, Canada
DNI MOTOR FREIGHT LTD., AB, Canada
DUNE NORDIQUE IMPORT INC., QC, Canada
GLOBAL LIONS CONSULTING COMPANY LTD., BC, Canada
GLYCAN FOOD LIMITED, BC, Canada
GREAT FOODS GLOBAL LTD., MB, Canada
HAO FU FARM LTD., ON, Canada
HE EMPIRE INC., BC, Canada
INTIFRUITS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. (También haciendo negocios como IntiFresh), Jalisco, Mexico
JAY KISAN TRADING INC., BC, Canada
OKANAGAN SUNSHINE. (A d/b/a of Okanagan Sunshine Fruit Sales), BC, Canada
PAISANO PRODUCE LLC, TX, United States
QUAILS’ GATE VINEYARDS ESTATE WINERY LTD., BC, Canada
REDFROG ENTERPRISES LTD., BC, Canada
TAYLOR FARMS RETAIL, INC., CA, United States
THULASI INC., ON, Canada
UNFI Canada, Inc., BC, Canada
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.
For more information about our members and membership with the DRC, click here.
