October 2025 Membership Summary
The DRC welcomed 11 new members in October 2025. Additionally, some existing members have changed their status. Scroll below for the complete list of new members, changes in membership status, and information about DRC’s dispute resolution services.
Welcome New Members
AD PRODUCE LTD., BC, Canada
ARVISTA GLOBAL INC., ON, Canada
ASICA FARMS S.A.C., La Libertad, Peru
BRAMPTON CASH & CARRY INC., ON, Canada
DARA MARKETING COMPANY, CA, United States
EMPACADORA FRUSEGA CARICHO SA DE CV, Michoacan, Mexico
FOREVER FRESH LLC., PA, United States
HERITAGE GROWN INC., ON, Canada
KINGS RIVER PACKING LP, CA, United States
OHMEX PRODUCE, ON, Canada
THE PARADISE FARMS S.A.C., Lima, Peru
DRC Membership Change in Status
As of October 31st, 2025, the following organizations no longer hold a DRC membership:
DEEP ROOTS WINERY LTD. (Also d/b/a Deep Roots), BC, Canada
EXPORTADORA, INMOBILIARIA, AGRICOLA E INVERSIONES POMPEIA LTDA, Maule, Chile
HOLA PRODUCE INC., BC, Canada
LARCH HILLS WINERY LTD. (Also d/b/a Larch Hills Winery), BC, Canada
MCINTOSH FARMS LTD. (Also d/b/a SpearHead Winery), BC, Canada
VALLEY COMMONS WINERY LTD. (Also d/b/a Stoneboat Vineyards), 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.
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