Datepac, LLC.
Packing
“The World’s Finest”
Fresh Medjool Dates
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BARD VALLEY MEDJOOL DATES
Our Growers Are the Owners
 World Class “Medjool Date Only” Growers
◦ Date growing is their only business
◦ Founded in 1996 by a group of Bard growers.
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Ideal Growing Conditions
for Medjools
Bard Valley has ideal micro-climate:
◦ Intense heat, low
humidity (Yuma
Desert)
◦ Acknowledged
world-wide for
Quality!
◦ High water table
(Colorado River)
◦ Conventional &
Organically Grown
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Great Quality Starts in the Field
Packing “The World’s Finest” Medjool
Dates
 Dedication to Good Agricultural Practices

Dethorning
Pollination
Setting Fruit Arms
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Careful Attention to Detail
Best practices which focus on Quality!
 Our dates are “hand-touched” an average of
12 times before harvest to for best quality.

Thinning
Setting rings for ventilation
Bagging for protection
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Product Quality at Every Step
Largest medjooldate facility in U.S.
 Only U.S. company with color sorters and
infra-red scanners to optimize quality.

Heat Drying Rooms
Metal Detection Equipment
24 hr Traceability to Grove
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Food Safety is a Priority
 Dedication to food safety
• Full-time employee dedicated to food safety
protocols in the fields and plant.
• Certified by Primus Labs and SCS.
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Variety of Products and Packages
• Full-line packing capabilities
• Conventional and Organic Medjool Dates,
Coconut and Almond Date Rolls
• Consumer packs (8oz, 12oz, 16oz, 32oz) and
11 lb. bulk box
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Marketing Programs to Build Sales
 Trade Promotion Programs
◦ Designed to help grow Category Sales.
◦ Seasonal, regular TPR roller offerings and 12month long support program!
 Cutting edge packaging & labeling
◦ Tamper resistant seals
◦ GTIN case and pack coding for easy traceability
to any of our growers.
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Choose the Leader in Fresh Medjool
Dates
 Vertically integrated grower, packer, shipper in
the ideal medjool growing region.
 Focused on Food Safety and Product Quality
 Marketing and Category Management
◦ Bard Valley name recognized world-wide
◦ Web-site, consumer and trade marketing
◦ Category Management and Consumer Profile studies
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Datepac Sales Contacts
• Yuma Sales Office
 Chris Denning
928-726-9191
(Director)
denning@datepac.com
 Dave Nelson
(V.P.)
dnelson@datepac.com
• Regional Sales Managers
 Northeast: Shayne Gordon
978-758-3678
gordonfresh@live.com
 West: Carolyn Becker
303-683-7887
clbfruit@comcast.com
 Southeast: Dave Anderson
210-373-9098
davida@bardmedjool.com
 Midwest: Bruce Gilkerson
630-240-1253
gilkerson@comcast.net
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