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For more than 20 years, Nature’ s Touch Frozen Foods( Nature’ s Touch) has been redefining what’ s possible in frozen fruit and vegetables, setting new standards for quality, innovation, and sustainability. Founded by John Tentomas, the company is driven by its passion for premium produce, leading the industry with its wealth of global sourcing expertise, uncompromising quality, and dependable service. From cherries, berries, and broccoli to tropical mixes and chocolate and sour-coated delights, Nature’ s Touch is committed to transforming healthy cravings into limitless possibilities that are top-quality, fun, and accessible for all.
“ I founded Nature’ s Touch back in 2004,” John says, recounting the business’ humble beginnings.“ Initially, I was a chemical engineer working for Dow Chemical. In my
five years there, I realized that working for a large organization was a great training ground. At that point in time, however, while I very much respected the work I was doing, I just didn’ t feel connected to it.
“ I’ m from a Greek background, and if there’ s one distinctive characteristic of being Greek, it’ s that we’ re fiercely independent. We live and die by the sword and we don’ t like working for others. My wife and I, being good Greeks, wanted to be closer to our family, so we moved from New York back to Canada where we were previously from. One of my friends had lined me up with a job representing a commodities trading company, and one of its customers was Danone. I then travelled the world with one of my French customers and we co-developed qualified farms and factories that were freezing fruit all over the world.
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