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Okanagan Specialty Fruits opens facility in Washington State

Summerland-based company developed nonbrowning Arctic apple

A Summerland-based fruit company has opened a new state-of-the-art apple processing facility in Moses Lake, Washington.

On Sept. 27, Okanagan Specialty Fruits unveiled the facility. The company is the creator of the Arctic apple, a group of patented apples containing a non-browning trait.

The facility is 10,200 square metres and can process more than 22.5 million kilograms of apples every year.

Adjacent to this facility, a controlled-atmosphere storage facility is under construction, set to be completed in early 2024.

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John Arendt

About the Author: John Arendt

John Arendt has worked as a journalist for more than 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism degree from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
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