Industry veterans join Pacific Trellis Fruit to strengthen operations and brand growth

Through a press release, importer, grower, and marketer Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms announced the addition of industry veterans Russell Lamplugh, Roberto Van de Wyngard, and Alex Rotan to their team.  

“We are excited to welcome these talented individuals to our team. They will positively impact our core strategies of providing first-class customer service and growing the Dulcinea brand,” said Eric Coty, Executive Vice President of the Fruit Division at Pacific Trellis.

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A Philadelphia native, Russell Lamplugh has rejoined the company as Senior Director of National Operations for the Fruit Division. He has over 17 years’ experience in fruit operations, and in addition to his role, Lamplugh will also oversee the East Coast QC Department. 

Roberto Van de Wyngard will be transitioning to the new role of Treefruit Category Manager.  Based in New Jersey, Roberto first joined Pacific Trellis Fruit in 2024 as the Senior Supply & Inventory Manager before transitioning to his previous role as the National Director of Quality Control.  With over 20 years in the produce industry, he has extensive experience in grower relations, sourcing, and quality, with a heavy emphasis on retail programs. 

Alex Rotan is joining the company as Import Grape Category Manager. Based in Los Angeles, he spent the past eight years working in the grape category at HMC Farms (a California grape and stone fruit grower/shipper), where he managed their import grape program and handled export sales for domestic tree fruit and grapes. 

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