Dustin Hahn Discusses Joining West Pak and Future Growth in Texas
West Pak Avocado is continuing to see growth out of its new DC and ripening facility in Dallas, Texas.
Part of that growth is driven by the addition of Dustin Hahn, who brings a background in sales & marketing, and retail store management experience.
“I have received positive feedback from our customers appreciating the fact I am based at our Dallas sales office at the DC where their fruit is being shipped,” Dustin tells me. “Our team’s efforts in maintaining quality and consistency is a differentiator that is generating positive feedback from our customers.”
Having recently joined the supply-side, Dustin is loving the transition into the fast-paced produce industry. “Selling avocados out of a state of the art DC and ripening facility is exciting, and it becomes full circle seeing our fruit on the customer’s shelves.”
Now six months into the West Pak Dallas operation, Dustin says it continues to be a very successful venture with good demand for Mexican Hass avocados in Texas and markets in the surrounding states that we serve from here.
Quality continues to be high, and the fruit tastes great, says Dustin. “West Pak’s Just Ripe ripening program enables us to offer any stage of ripeness the customer needs,” he explains.
Doug Meyer, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, added, “We are thrilled to be up and running in Dallas, and having Dustin aboard on our sales team is icing on the cake. He has a strong background in customer service that is really being noticed by our valued customers.”
“Dallas has become our new focal point for distribution from Texas, while we still maintain operations at our DC in Edinburg to complete our service reach," finished Doug.
As we’ve previously reported, West Pak recently grew its reach in the Southwest and Southeast regions with the opening of its 66,000-square-foot operation, which Meyer details comes with a cooler that houses over 50 truckloads of avocados and a full-scale ripening center.
Keep checking in with AndNowUKnow as we continue to track that growth throughout 2016 and beyond.
