Our Story

Tropical Valley Foods was founded in 2001 by Eric Bertheau. At first, we started with a small production unit in Haiti, producing only organic dried mango. Dried bananas followed and gradually we grew to produce a variety of tropical organic dried fruits. 

To distribute the products, a sister company by the same name was founded in the United States in 2004. Now the company is fully settled in Plattsburgh, NY. Although we still produce in the Caribbean, additional organic dried fruits are imported from South-American countries. We strive to standardize protocols among all these facilities to create uniform quality, organic certification, HACCP standards, and an ethics code aimed at maintaining equitable relationships with the growers and planters from whom the fresh products are purchased. 

Today, Tropical Valley Foods and its brands are widely known in the US health food industry for excellent quality and reliable service. We only source products of outstanding quality from processors with whom we work in close collaboration. Customer Satisfaction is a must and we will go many extra miles to guarantee it. For the coming years, we will strive to continue to play an ever-increasing role as a provider of "the best there is" in organics. 

Our Products

Tropical Valley Foods is a producer-distributor of organic and natural food products, supplying health food stores throughout the US. We take pride in our reputation for integrity and relentless efforts to uphold the best possible quality of products that the market can provide. Most of our products fall into the following categories :
  • Organic Dried Tropical Fruits
  • Organic Dried Berries and Cherries
  • Organic and All-Natural Jerkies
  • All-Natural Dark Chocolate Coated Dried Fruits and Nuts
  • Organic Nuts and Trail Mixes
Since not all products can be obtained with an organic certificate, we sometimes need to supplement our line with products that are “ALL NATURAL”. This typically means that during the growing process of the plants and fruits, the handling, the drying and the packaging, no chemicals and only non-GMO ingredients were used.

To ascertain that our dried fruits are always 100 % healthy and safe for human consumption, we submit our products to rigorous tests. Such tests provide secure results in the form of certificates, indicating that our products contain no :
  • Chemical residues
  • Micro-biological pathogens
  • GMO ingredients
At Tropical Valley Foods we believe in healthy food, environmentally sustainable growing methods and equitable relationships with the growers. We make many efforts to be an active part of the global movement to improve our environment and provide a better world for future generations. We believe in this future.