Rows of banana with fruit covers at the finca, under a dramatic sky

Trade

Built for the pass and the shelf.

A fruit with a story your customers will repeat, and the specs to back a purchase order.

A full hand of Gros Michel carried from the field

The Gros Michel earns its place three ways. It tastes aromatic and honeyed, so it holds up cooked, caramelized, or raw. It cooks cleanly — it caramelizes and reads clearly through dairy and heat. And it sells itself — it's the rare produce item worth naming on a menu, because the name comes with a story.

Flavor

Aromatic and honeyed. Reads clearly through sugar, dairy, and heat.

In the kitchen

Caramelizes cleanly. Behaves on the plate and in the pastry section.

Story

The original banana, back from commercial extinction. Built-in narrative.

Shipping now, on a standard fourteen-day lead time.

Specifications
VARIETY Gros Michel
GROWN Guatemalan highlands, ~1,400 m
PACK FORMAT 40 lb box
AVAILABILITY Shipping now
LEAD TIME 14 days, standard
CHANNELS Chef · specialty grocery · trade
IMPORTER Finca de Altura, LLC

Handling

Gros Michel ripens on its own schedule. Tell us how you take delivery and we'll match the fruit to your program.

Order a sample case.

We'd rather you taste it than read about it. Tell us what you run and we'll get fruit to you.

Request samples