More Than Produce

A Smarter Way to Supply

At Latin Specialties, we offer more than just produce — we deliver smart, customized solutions built around your business. As vertically aligned growers, ripeners, processors, and distributors, we control the entire supply chain from our farms to your facility. That means fresher product, increased traceability, lower costs, and better results for your retail, foodservice, or institutional programs. We’re not just a supplier — we’re your end-to-end produce partner.

Tailored programs,

consisten results.

At Latin Specialties, we build customized, year-round programs tailored to the exact needs of your business — whether you’re a national retailer, a foodservice distributor, or a wholesale buyer. These aren’t off-the-shelf solutions — they’re designed to deliver what your customers want while keeping your margins healthy. With a strong focus on food safety, traceability, consistent supply, competitive pricing, and full, on-time deliveries, we serve as true partners in helping you operate efficiently, meet demand, and grow profitably.

More Than a Vendor

A Partner in Growing Your Multicultural Category

We know multicultural produce because we live it — it’s our heritage and our business. With decades of experience growing, sourcing, and distributing specialty fruits and vegetables, we understand what sells, who it sells to, and how to merchandise it. We go beyond supply by acting as an extension of your team — advising on product selection, cultural relevance, merchandising strategies, and promotional planning to help you connect with diverse consumers and grow category sales. From tailored formats to bilingual packaging and in-store execution, we’re here to help you move product and build lasting loyalty.

One Item:
Many Presentations

Fresh, fresh cut, IQF, shelf stable.

From our base in Houston, Texas, our twin goals of minimizing food waste and providing your business with the most cost-effective produce solutions have crystallized into our guiding principle: One item, multiple presentations. The idea is to utilize every part of the crop, transforming the portion that might not meet retailer specifications into value-added products that enhance profits throughout the supply chain. Whether whole fresh, fresh-cut, frozen, pureed, or dehydrated, we achieve this through strict adherence to food safety, responsible sourcing, and sustainability. By partnering with small and medium-sized growers and copackers, we not only diversify our supply chain but also strengthen its resilience.

Mission Statement
for Latin Specialties LLC

Our mission is to deliver smarter, fresher produce solutions by growing innovation at the source. From our fields to your shelf, we partner with small and medium-sized farmers to diversify supply chains, reduce waste, and unlock new value through bold flavors, flexible formats, and year-round availability. Rooted in family values and built for what’s next, we help our customers grow — with resilience, creativity, and trusted supply.

The Latin Specialties Story

The produce industry is in our blood. Born into the fresh fruit and vegetable trade, we grew up learning the ins and outs of farming, selling, and distributing multicultural produce with our family in Mexico. Our story began in the 1960s when our father started farming strawberries and other produce in Michoacán, Mexico. Recognizing the opportunity to export Mexican produce to Europe to feed the recent waves of Indian and African immigrants there, he became one of the first to do so by air and later by steamship. Over the years, he built strong relationships with major produce distributors in Canada, England, France, the Netherlands, and Japan.

Mentored by our father, we traveled the world from a young age, absorbing the intricacies of the international produce business. In the 1990s, our family relocated to Houston to tap into the growing Hispanic market in the United States. These experiences ingrained the values of honesty, integrity, and hard work, which continue to guide our business philosophy today.

Founded in 2000, Latin Specialties has grown from these roots. We’ve evolved with the industry, heavily investing in technology, equipment, facility expansions, and certifications. This supports the small and medium-sized growers we work with, ensuring our customers receive corporate-sized efficiencies with family-style service.

Today, Latin Specialties is one of Texas’s most successful growers, processors, ripeners, and distributors of specialty produce. Based in Houston, we offer one-stop shopping for quality and specialty produce buyers. Our guiding principle, “One item, multiple presentations,” reflects our commitment to minimizing food waste and providing cost-effective produce solutions for your business. Whether whole fresh, fresh-cut, frozen, pureed, or shelf-stable, our products meet diverse needs while adhering to strict food safety, responsible sourcing, and sustainability standards.

Rooted in family values, innovation, and ethical practices, we continue to nourish communities while nurturing the environment, fulfilling the rising demand for diverse and multicultural produce. With long-standing roots and a commitment to cultivating relationships, Latin Specialties provides personalized specialty produce solutions for your business.