

Our Story
The Clouthier Family started farming tomatoes and peppers in the Sinaloa Valley over 60 years ago. Soon after, they opened San Rafael Distributing—a sales company in Nogales, Arizona. In 2004, Francisco Clouthier opened a wholesale company in Los Angeles and in 2007 Maui Fresh International (MFI) was created.
Maui Fresh has built and maintained relationships with local and national food service companies, retailers and distributors by providing quality produce and a variety of services. We pride ourselves on deep relationships with regional growers around the globe, which allows us to ensure we are always getting the best products at the best prices. In addition, Maui Fresh employees bring extensive experience in the produce industry – from the fields to the warehouse and every job in between. We not only know the industry inside and out, but aim to deliver the very best to clients.


Who We Serve
From small to large, whether you are local, regional or span across the country, Maui Fresh is here to provide exceptional service and quality produce.
We work directly with clients and also support food service distributors that service (locally and nationally) hotels, restaurants, schools (including colleges and universities), cruise lines and independent retailers with quality produce.

Our Team
FRANCISCO CLOUTHIER
Owner
Cell: (520) 841-0796
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: franciscoc@mfresh.com
TULIO CORTEZ
Sales
Cell: (213) 422-5253
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: tulioc@mfresh.com
STEPHANIE LOPEZ
Sales Assistant
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: stephaniel@mfresh.com
ERIC MEDINA
Sales - Organic Produce
Cell: (213) 604-5921
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: ericm@mfresh.com
JEFF OSUGI
Sales - Specialty Tomato
Cell: (213) 725-4340
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: jeffo@mfresh.com
MARCO RAMIREZ
Warehouse Manager
Office: (213) 788-7800
Email: marcor@mfresh.com
RONALD RUIZ
QC Manager
Office: (213) 788-7800
Email: ronaldr@mfresh.com
KENIA AYALA
A/P Assistant
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: kenia@mfresh.com
JULIE OGATA
A/R Assistant
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: julieo@mfresh.com
ROCIO AGUILAR
Sales Manager
Cell: (310) 488-5378
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: rocioa@mfresh.com
FRANCISCO (JR) GARCIA
Sales
Cell: (562) 551-2181
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: franciscog@mfresh.com
ABEL MEDINA
Sales - Greens Department
Cell: (213) 604-7974
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: abelm@mfresh.com
JOHN MEERT
Sales - Melons
Cell: (949) 282-9971
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: johnm@mfresh.com
ANDREA MCKINNEY
Food Safety Manager
Office: (213) 788-7800
Email: andream@mfresh.com
AMY GIATPAIBOON
A/P Manager
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: amyg@mfresh.com
SIMON LEE
HR Manager
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: simonl@mfresh.com
BRENDA GARFIAS
A/R Manager
Office: (213) 688-0880
Email: brendag@mfresh.com
“We’re in the biggest fruit and vegetable growing state,” says Francisco Clouthier, founding owner of Maui-Fresh International, Los Angeles. “We’re also within two hours of the Mexican border and 10 hours from Nogales, AZ. We have access to the ports and are within 20 minutes of Los Angeles International Airport; and we also bring in produce from Western Canada, which is two days away by truck. Los Angeles has become a hub for destinations that don’t have access to the produce we do.”
This strategic location makes the Los Angeles Wholesale Market a convenient place for smaller retailers to source an incredible variety of the world’s produce. “The small retailers, with from one to 10 stores, buy heavily in the Wholesale Market,” says Clouthier. “Not only do we sell items at the Wholesale Market, we also offer consolidation services. We are able to bring in produce from many different growing areas.” Some major retailers have also come back to relying more on the Wholesale Market, according to Clouthier. “I’ve been here going on 18 years, and I’ve seen it change and then change back,” he says. “We supply a lot of chain stores that moved to centralize their buying at distribution centers and then changed back to getting more from the Wholesale Market.”
- Produce Business, October 2017