Did you know that the average American consumes an average of eight pounds of avocados per person, per year? Indeed the time has come for the fruit, which is rich in the fats we need for brain health, digestion, and more.
Restaurants have also struggled with consistent quality when it comes to avocados. While working in retail banking, Miguel Gonzalez saw an opportunity to start his own business.
“Avocados come from my native region of Michoacán,” he says, referring to the Mexican state that produces the majority of the country’s export crop. “I started ordering a few cases from friends of mine, and it grew from there.”
His business, Davocadoguy, has grown from a boutique avocado ripening service for chefs in 2014—you might call him the avocado whisperer—to a nationwide e-commerce business that ships avocados directly to both restaurants and people’s homes nationwide. The draw is perfectly ripe avocados for any purpose.
