Gilberto Salazar Escoboza

United States, Sonora United States

General Director at Grupo Canoas

Manufacturing

I am a family-oriented man who has worked in my family business my whole life. I'm proud of both my family (three children) and my business, which produces approximately 2 million boxes of table grapes, 1.8 million crates of melons and 500 tons of walnuts. Approximately 90% of the produce is exported to North America, Europe, and Asia; the remaining 10% is sold in Mexico. The Salazar companies work in close association with many U.S. vendors and distributors such as Costco and Guimara Company. The Salazar companies invest approximately $6-8 million annually in supplies and equipment from vendors in the US and Mexico.