Freedom Fresh Joins Pro*Act



Freedom Fresh was founded by produce veteran Walter Vazquez, Sr., and his sons, Walter, Jr. and Jorge. Together the Vazquez family and the team of produce experts has grown the company to become one of the leading fresh fruit and vegetable distributor in South Florida. Freedom Fresh provides a full line of conventional, organic and specialty items to wholesale, retail, cruise ship, export and now foodservice customers from its 100,000-sq.-ft. state of the art facility.

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