He and
other small growers provide more than enough peppers to make the many datil pepper sauces, mustards, relishes and other condiments found in St. Augustine.
Though the other two major international growers, Del Monte and Dole, have so far chosen not to get involved with the project (they say their own labels are the only symbols of quality needed), they and
other smaller growers are making improvements in their operations - improvements that they say meet or exceed the standards set by the alliance.
Not exact matches
But chief executive Darren De Bortoli said the biggest threat to his business - as well as
other winemakers - was not the rising dollar, which was making exports uncompetitive, nor the power of the two leading supermarket chains, but the «rorting» of the WET tax rebate by
small uneconomic
growers who are flooding the market with cheap loss - making wine.
«There are a few
smaller carob orchards in Australia, but what sets us apart from them and
other growers throughout the world is that we grow selected varieties based on achieving the best taste,» says Michael.
Much of the potential return advantage
small - cap dividend
growers have over
other small caps can be attributed to quality.
He also notes SMDV offers a superior yield to the Russell 2000, adding that much of the potential return differential of
small cap dividend
growers have over
other small caps can be attributed to lower historical risk.
Many
growers use closets or
other small spaces as grow rooms.
«Look at
smaller, local
growers rather than those who buy from
others.