Calmei

Calmei
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Consumer products
  • Agricultural producers
Founded2018
FoundersYunfei Chen, Charlie Lucero
HeadquartersCalifornia
ProductsMyrica rubra
Websitecalmei-yangmei.com

Calmei is a California-based seller of Myrica rubra fruits founded in 2018.[1]

Yunfei Chen grew out trees from seed in 2009 and then grafted on imported trees from China in 2012.[1][2] The company was founded by Chen and Charlie Lucero in 2018.

Calmei sells four varieties of Myrica rubra – purple pearl, eastern giant, sweet violet and pink crystal – which are licensed to farmers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Yan, Matt (July 13, 2023). "At about $60 per pound, this might be the most expensive fruit in the Bay Area". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco: San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ "Californians relish their first taste of exotic yangmei". California Bountiful Magazine. californiabountiful.com. July 2020. pp. 6–10. Retrieved 2023-09-28.