Summary: Membership Update
The Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) welcomed 11 new members in October 2026. Additionally, some existing members have changed their membership status, including one termination. Scroll below for more information.
Welcome New Members
ACTIVATION HOLDINGS LTD. (Also d/b/a Active Greens) BC Canada
AFRICAN FOODWAYS MARKET LTD. MB Canada
ALIMENTS FONTAINE SANTÉ INC. / FONTAINE SANTÉ FOODS INC. QC Canada
BLUESKY HYDROPONICS INC. ON Canada
GOLDEN LEAF (A d/b/a of 11597124 Canada Inc.) ON Canada
H-MART EDMONTON INC. AB Canada
LES VERGERS CATAPHARD & FILS INC. QC Canada
OBVIOUS FRUITS INC. BC Canada
PRIME IMPORTS (A d/b/a of 9566-7424 QUEBEC INC.) QC Canada
RED EYE GROUP LLC. Delaware United States
UNIPORT DISTRIBUTION (A d/b/a of 1001509548 Ontario Inc.) ON Canada
DRC Membership Change in Status
As of October 31st, 2026, the following organizations no longer hold a DRC membership:
17056362 CANADA INC., ON, Canada
9548-4192 QUEBEC INC., QC, Canada
BURROWING OWL VINEYARDS LTD. (Also d/b/a Burrowing Owl Estate, BC, Canada
EXELLAR TRANSPORTATION INC., ON, Canada
HURTANAVA PRODUCE LLC, TX, United States
JUST AVOCADO PRODUCE MICHOACAN S.A. DE C.V. (También haciendo negocios como Avocadox), Michoacan, Mexico
JV FRESH PRODUCE (A d/b/a of 16928820 Canada Inc.), ON, Canada
LIGHT SPEED LOGISTICS INC., AB, Canada
MAVERICK ESTATE WINERY INC. (Also d/b/a Maverick Estate Winery), BC, Canada
MN BUSINESS INC., QC, Canada
NILE GARDENS INC., ON, Canada
NILE MAPLE TRADERS INCORPORATED, NB, Canada
O’ROURKE FAMILY VINEYARDS LTD., BC, Canada
OYAY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, ON, Canada
PEPPERTREE GREENHOUSES LTD., ON, Canada
PROCESOS AGROINDUSTRIALES S.A. (También haciendo negocios como Proagro), Lima, Peru
RIVER STONE ESTATE WINERY INC. (Also d/b/a River Stone Estate Winery), BC, Canada
SMART-LINK HOMEWARE PRODUCTS INC., ON, Canada
ZOE FOOD AND ORGANICS (A d/b/a of Zoe Organic Foods and Inorganic Corporation), ON, Canada
Termination with Cause
Light Speed Logistics Inc. was terminated from the DRC membership effective October 23, 2026, following receivership.
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 Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) is a not-for-profit membership-based entity 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 follow a common set of trading standards and 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, or export) unless exempt under the regulations. The DRC has members in 18 countries, and membership continues to grow annually. Anyone exporting fresh fruits and vegetables to Canada must sell to a DRC member.
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. 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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