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(Left to right) Brian Sand Favco USA, Roger Strand, Jan Strand Selby and Betty Strand of Strand Apples, and Chris Deveney Favco celebrate the joining of the two businesses

Strand Apples of Cowiche, Washington has joined forces with Favco USA LLC for the marketing of their entire Apple and Pear crops.

The Favco and Strand families will work closely in the marketing and sales of cartons of their proudly packed Strand, Marlin and Viking labels encompassing quality Apples and Pears.

For over 20 years Strand Apples has developed the Marlin and Viking labels for shipment of fruit to markets outside the US, particularly Asia, and the Strand brand for domestic US markets.

The marketing of Strand Apples and Pears through Favco USA LLC is effective as of 16 January 2017, when the Strand and Favco Family members gathered for a signing celebration.

The immediate focus is on the domestic USA marketplace and the growing export markets of Asia.