TexBel Farms

The TexBel Farms Promise

We pledge to provide win-win custom solutions to your juice business—catering to small or large markets—through ethical and sustainable agricultural practices that deliver always fresh, always premium products.

TexBel was founded on the strong belief that capital investments must have a positive impact on the environment and quality of lives of our people, our customers and our other stakeholders.

OUR STORY

What happens when two Texans decide to start a whole new industry in Belize, where virtually all fruits and vegetables are world-class but no export market exists?

The result is TexBel Farms. We are an environmentally conscious company set to reshape the tropical fruit beverage industry. We offer distinctive, affordable products of the highest freshness and quality across the globe.

It all started in 2012, when the Texans attended an investment conference in Belize and learned about the economics of the coconut. Lindsey Short already knew how special a place Belize was from many years of visits and had decided to build a family compound on the water in Placencia, a southern village in Belize. Alan Arsht, a life-long friend, now in New York, decided at that conference with Lindsey to build an agricultural business in Belize centered on the production of coconuts and its by-products—particularly coconut water.

It was a perfect match of skills and backgrounds—Lindsey’s extensive ranching and farming knowledge and legal skills and Alan’s financial knowledge from many years on Wall Street as an investment banker.

Still, the extra ingredient that made this possible was that both saw the vast business opportunity and embraced the risk to start and build a new business in a developing country in Central America.

THEY NEVER LOOKED BACK 2013 - Today

In 2013, Lindsey and Alan acquired the initial farm, which provided the foundation of the coconut business. A second and a third farm acquisition followed in 2014 and 2015. Now, with the help of talented local management, TexBel has over 3,000 acres of land planted in a special coconut hybrid, Persian limes, Valencia oranges, White Marsh grapefruit and other tropical fruits, including soursop.

In 2013, Lindsey and Alan acquired the initial farm, which provided the foundation of the coconut business. A second and a third farm acquisition followed in 2014 and 2015. Now, with the help of talented local management, TexBel has over 3,000 acres land planted in a special coconut hybrid, Persian limes, Valencia oranges, White Marsh grapefruit and other tropical fruits, including soursop.

Just like that TexBel was born.

BELIZE - TEXAS SINCE 2012

Our Process

We are super picky. Since we are a vertically-integrated company, we can control quality throughout the process, starting with the land.

WE HARVEST ONLY THE BEST FRUIT AT THE RIGHT TIME. We never process immature or overly ripe fruit. We only process fruit at the right time, at its peak of natural taste, sweetness, acidity and quality.

From our farm to our plant, we process fruit immediately after harvest, with the best technology available, which guarantees freshness all the way to the consumer's table.

We are totally flexible to meet our current and future customers' needs, deciding together which fruits we process and which packaging we deliver them in.

Whether you are looking for products for individual consumption ready to be sold in a supermarket or for industrial products packaged in large containers, for food service (restaurants, bars or hotels) or as ingredients for other products, we adapt to your needs

Also, we can make custom formulas or even develop totally new products for our clients. And since we are independent, we don't have to rely on intermediaries to guarantee your supply at stable prices.

OUR POTENTIAL

Although TexBel local fruit sales are pretty good, we wanted to do much more with our opportunity. Not only to boost our farms but also to open greater job and development opportunities for the people of Belize.

OUR POTENTIAL

Although TexBel local fruit sales are pretty good, we wanted to do much more with our opportunity. Not only to boost our farms but also to open greater job and development opportunities for the people of Belize.

OUR SERVICES

We don't just offer premium fruit beverages.
We offer a full farm-to-door service that meets the quality, quantity, and packaging our clients want for their business.

Our strategic objective is to source world-class Belizean produce for our integrated production, processing and export platform. Just tell us what you need, and how you need it. We will make sure you get it.

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Adding to that, we also collect fruit for processing or blending from 3rd party growers, including watermelons, pineapples, mangoes, cacao, leafy green vegetables, and spices. We can expand production to meet virtually any demand. Using market intelligence along with our processing and exporting capabilities we seek to incentivize local farmers to grow new and sought-after crops as TexBel will be the only cash market for them.

According to our projections, soon TexBel will be processing per year:
- Limes: 400,000 40lbs boxes (80 million limes) - Our acreage by major crop is: - Coconut: 1368 acres - Limes: 705 acres - Our third-party growers will double this acreage in a few years. - Coconut water: 10-12 million coconuts - (5-6 million liters of water) Oranges: 10+ million pounds, grapefruit: 4+ million pounds and soursop: 420,000 pounds

According to our projections, soon TexBel will be processing per year: - Limes: 400,000 40’ boxes (80 million limes) - Our acreage by major crop is: - Coconut: 1368 acres - Limes: 705 acres - Our third-party growers will double this acreage in a few years. - Coconut water: 10-12 million coconuts - (5-6 million liters of water) Oranges: 10+ million pounds, grapefruit: 4+ million pounds and soursop: 420,000 pounds

TexBel is the sole source of hybrid seedling coconut plants in Belize and Central America.
Also, we own a large nursery that grows a special hybrid seedling coconut plant that is used by both TexBel and the 3rd party growers who want to plant and supply coconuts to the processing plant.

Why Belize?

Belize is not only home to one of the most fertile land in the world, it is also a privileged strategic location for distribution. Its proximity to US and Canada, multiple port facilities, British legal system, strong proprietary rights and expert farmers, are key advantages that will add value to your business.

Currently, our main crops are:

Our main products are: Whole limes Whole dehusked coconuts Bottled coconut water* Lime juice*, orange juice* and juice blends* Fruit purees* *Starting Jan 2018

OUR PEOPLE

We care about the land. Above all we care about the people.

Our farmers come before our business.

They are key to implementing our ethical agricultural practices, they know the land better than anyone and care for it more than anyone.

The farmers of Belize are proud of their Mayan and Spanish heritages and their skill. And we want to make sure they have everything they need to do their work with the greatest comfort and safety possible.

Caring for our land and our people is not an option. It is a must to ensure the quality of our products and the sustainability of our company and our environment.

HONEST, CLEAN - LABEL PRODUCTS ARE A PRIORITY TO US.

TexBel is investing in Belize for the long haul and is always looking for new ways to become a better corporate citizen.

Since 2013, we committed to the Global GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification protocol to protect the environment and improve the life quality of our farmers and everyone living in the surrounding communities.

Adhering to Global GAP has other benefits: we train local farmers in our agronomic practices. They can then sell their fruit to TexBel and benefit directly from the higher prices for sustainable crops.

HONEST, CLEAN - LABEL PRODUCTS ARE A PRIORITY TO US.

TexBel is investing in Belize for the long haul and is always looking for new ways to become a better corporate citizen.

Since 2013, we committed to the Global GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification protocol to protect the environment and improve the life quality of our farmers and everyone living in the surrounding communities.

Adhering to Global GAP has other benefits: we train local farmers in our agronomic practices. They can then sell their fruit to TexBel and benefit directly from the higher prices for sustainable crops.

To expand this virtuous cycle, and encourage us to make such a substantial investment, the Government of Belize granted us an EPZ, to produce and export tax-free and duty-free for 20+ years, which translates into more competitive prices and attractive opportunities for our clients.

We understand that our customers need reliability and quality above all and through our certifications, we ensure that our customers are receiving products made with the highest food safety standards.