News

2013

Tuesday May 21 2013

Columbia Marketing International, a leading apple, pear and cherry grower/shipper out of Washington State, is seeking a qualified individual for the position of VP of Marketing. The candidate...

Thursday April 25 2013

Details coming soon

Thursday April 25 2013

Columbia Marketing International (CMI), an established leader in the worldwide distribution of premium quality apples, pears and cherries is proud to announce that Bob Mast, Vice President of...

2012

Tuesday November 27 2012

Perfectly sorted apples and a Northwest hail storm, what do these two things have in common? At first it would seem like the two are an oxymoron of sorts, but for CMI and McDougall and Sons, (CMI’...

Friday November 9 2012

Columbia Marketing International, a leading fruit shipper out of the Northwest is seeking a qualified graphic designer for its marketing department. The Chosen candidate will be responsible for...

Thursday November 8 2012

Columbia Marketing International’s Team knows that everyone loves the Super Bowl game and all of the traditions that come along with it. The excitement of the game, friends getting together,...

Thursday November 8 2012

KIKU® apples on display at PMA

Over the weekend of October 26, 2012 key people in the fruit and vegetable business convened at the PMA conference in Anaheim California, to discuss upcoming...

Thursday August 23 2012

Wenatchee, Washington – CMI (Columbia Marketing International) one of Washington State’s premier shippers of conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries, has hired Katharine Grove to the...

Monday July 2 2012

This July, produce departments will be saying "oui oui" to this fruit.
CMI is gearing up to harvest its Sweet Juillet apricots. Beginning on July 8th, the company will start shipping the...

Tuesday May 15 2012

Wenatchee, Washington, May 7, 2012 – CMI (Columbia Marketing International) one of Washington State’s premier shippers of conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries, has hired Jeff Niesz...

Tuesday May 15 2012

CMI is kicking off the Summer with full flavored, handpicked Washington cherries and a fruitful contest. The company's high graphic impulse bins and informative in-store signs; along with QR codes...

Monday January 30 2012

CMI is welcoming the arrival of the Super Sweet KIKU® Apple crop. The native of Japan, has been developed in Italy and is now being cultivated in the U.S. by some of the country's finest growers....

2011

Wednesday November 30 2011

CMI's Orchard Fresh is featured on AndNowUKnow.com.

Monday August 22 2011

Wenatchee, WA 8.22.11 - In a very special evening on August 18, at the U.S. Apple Association Meeting in Chicago, the late Glady Bellamy, a founder of president of CMI, was awarded The Packer’s...

Tuesday July 26 2011
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Friday July 8 2011

Loren has valuable experience in many world markets, particularly India and Jordan, and has accumulated a wide range of sales experience representing fresh apples, pears, cherries. Loren is a...

Thursday May 26 2011

Columbia Marketing International is now offering its imported pears out of the Southern Hemisphere. Pears have already began arriving from Argentina and Chile, through CMI's exclusive pear import...

Thursday March 10 2011

We caught up with Bob Mast, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Columbia Marketing International, at this year's Southern Exposure trade show. Bob gave us a "taste tour" of three of CMI's...

Monday January 10 2011

Mike Nicholson, a fresh produce industry veteran, has joined the domestic sales staff at Columbia Marketing International Corp., Wenatchee, Washington.

“Mike has a well-balanced background...

Wednesday December 22 2010

Brett Burdsal, Regional Director of Marketing for Columbia Marketing International, joins us for a close-up on the new look of the Kanzi apple, which will be available this January. This is CMI's...

Monday December 13 2010

CMI, one of Washington State’s largest grower/shipper of premium quality conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries, announces the arrival of the 2009 Washington KIKU crop.

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