Company scoops trio of awards and recognition from specialised magazines in October
Reybanpac, the Ecuadorean banana producer and exporter behind the Favorita brand, received a series of awards and distinctions from specialised media and the banana industry last month.
At the opening of Banana Time 2026, the Ecuadorean Banana Exporters Association (Aebe) presented the company with the Segundo Wong Mayorga award, in recognition of its technical innovation and industry leadership. Two projects underpinned the distinction.
The first is biosecurity technology for plantations: UV-light disinfection equipment that treats the surface water used for irrigation, which can carry bacteria and fungi that cause diseases such as Moko and Fusarium wilt TR4. In 2025, the company fully met its goal of installing the system at 32 strategic points, protecting the livelihoods of more than 6,000 employees and their families.
The second is the microorganism biofactory, set up with a strategic partner and operating since 2021, which improves soil fertility and health in an environmentally friendly way. Thanks to this, in 2025 Reybanpac reduced its use of nematicides to zero, down from 2.4kg of active ingredient per hectare in 2021.
Also at the Banana Awards 2026, Reybanpac won two awards in the large company category: Export Performance and Sustainable Actions.
The Aebe awards were joined by recognition from two well-regarded business magazines. Vistazo ranked Reybanpac among Ecuador’s largest companies, in recognition of its economic performance. Ekos, in turn, recognised it among Ecuador’s 1,000 most important companies, a list that considers the environmental, social and economic impact of each organisation.
“Behind these awards is our commitment to an environmentally responsible operation, grounded in good agricultural practices and in the well-being of its people,” Reybanpac said.
“This commitment is also expressed in our social contribution to the rural communities of Los Ríos and Cotopaxi where we operate.”
Through the Wong Foundation, the company promotes basic and technical education: four child development centres and three schools benefit around 900 children and young people each year.
In addition, Agrofuturo, its rural technical education programme focused on employability and sustainability for young people up to age 29, has graduated 363 participants, 77 per cent of whom are employed at Reybanpac or other companies in the sector. In the 2026 class of Banana Technical Assistants, 41 per cent were women.
José Antonio Vargas, general manager of Reybanpac, commented: “At Reybanpac, we care for what sustains us. These awards reaffirm our commitment to our purpose of nurturing people and cultivating well-being, and to adding value for our customers through high quality, sustainability and specialised service”.
