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At Sol Organica, we are proud to be featured in various media outlets that highlight our commitment to sustainability and our mission to connect consumers with high-quality organic products. Our press section showcases articles, interviews, and news releases that detail our innovative practices, community initiatives, and the benefits of our tropical organic fruits.
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Monday, October 14,2024 - Meet Raul, a Nicaraguan farmer dedicated to sustainable practices. Learn how his family's regenerative banana farm contributes to healthier soil, sweeter fruit, and stronger communities.
Fresh plaza: “Push for ROC-certified organic product”
Friday, September 20, 2024 - Sol Organica, a Nicaraguan company, has obtained ROC certification for its dried fruit products, purees, juices, and IQF.
Will Burke is the founder and CEO of Sol Simple. Sol Simple is supporting regenerative agriculture with its Regenerative Organic Certified®, dried tropical fruit products and its broader ecosystem of enterprises working with 1,200 smallholder farmers in Nicaragua.
The company works with small producers to grow and harvest fruits, and then processes them into juices, purées, and dried snacks.
Sol Organica named as the 2021 Exporter of the Year and winner of the Good Practices in Entrepreneurial Sustainability Award at the annual awards ceremony presented by APEN, the Association of Producers and Exporters Nicaragua.
November 2, 2022- Sol Organica was featured in Tiempos de Negocios magazine as the only company certified as a B Corp in Nicaragua, meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.
September 30, 2021 - “Native to Central America, pitaya was introduced to Asia over a century ago, where it was rebranded as ‘dragon fruit’. Nowadays, this is what European consumers are more familiar with. But Burke Agro is keen for the market to re-discover Nicaraguan varieties, says Will Burke, CEO of Burke Agro.”
January 14, 2021 -- "The European market is an exciting new challenge for us," says Founder and CEO Will Burke. "Getting the consumer to understand the added value of our fruit compared to Asian varieties takes time. We hope to start by shipping small volumes of 3-4 pallets a week by air freight. In 3-5 years’ time, we would like to partner with supermarkets and retail chains that value our quality and environmental and social impact."
April 20, 2020 -- "For several years, Patagonia, the outdoor gear company, has been selling a line of packaged shelf-stable, backpack-friendly foods like hot-smoked fish, dried fruit, snacks and soup mixes. Now they have expanded it to include pasta and sauces, nuts, grains and even baby food, not all of it packaged to carry on the trail.."
March 10, 2020 -- “Sol Simple is a Certified B Corporation and one of the first companies to earn Regenerative Organic Certification. Its products—sold at retail primarily in Southern California and the Northeast, as well as online through Amazon—are Non-GMO Project Verified and Fair Trade Certified. What’s more, Sol Simple has formed partnerships with like-minded brands such as Patagonia Provisions, Pitaya Plus, HiPP Organic and Innocent Drinks to advance its mission…”
December 20,2019 -- “The pitahaya is doing well in Nicaragua, thanks to hard work and collaboration with a team of agronomists. According to one exporter, the yields have increased by more than 30 per cent and it is expected that volumes will increase by 40 per cent next year.”
September 20, 2019 – “The pitaya is a very popular fruit in Asia, but is up and coming in other markets as well. “It’s a misconception that pitayas are originally from the Asian regions. Pitayas are actually native to Central America. The magenta pulp is of the brightest color in Nicaragua. In Asia the fruit has been subject to a lot of crossbreeding, where the pitayas from our region still contain the original pigmentation,” Burke explains.”
August 23, 2019 – “In September 2018, MCE Social Capital made a $200,000 investment in Sol Organica, followed by a second $200,000 investment in February 2019 to increase the company’s production capacity, support the continued growth of the business, and reach more smallholder farmers in Nicaragua.”
August 6, 2018 – Sol Organica partnered with CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries) for its "Connecting Central America Programme". The goal of the program is to strengthen Central American businesses' abilities to market goods and services in Europe. CBI works with dozens of small and medium-sized enterprises in Central America and, in 2018, Sol Organica was selected as CBI's spotlight company.
June 13, 2018 – Sol Organica's dried fruit brand, Sol Simple, has been recognized by B Corp as a "Best For The World" company. Out of 145 Latin American companies evaluated on environmental impact, ethical business practices, and community development and collaboration, Sol Simple was placed in the top 5.
March 9, 2018 – Founder and CEO of Sol Organica, Will Burke, was invited to speak about working with smallholder farmers and implementing regenerative organic farming methods in Nicaragua at Natural Products Expo West 2018.
Watch Will's speech (min 58) and hear inspiring stories from a growing community of regenerative agriculturalists, conscious business leaders, disruptive entrepreneurs and dreamers.