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Assemi Family Files Lawsuit Over Pistachio Contract With Wonderful Company

A prominent Fresno family has filed a lawsuit against the Wonderful Company for breaching a contract of payment. The complaint , filed last week in the Fresno County Superior Court, alleges that the Wonderful Company, which also markets other Central Valley agricultural products, retroactively reduced the price it promised the Assemi family for pistachios delivered in 2018. The Assemi family operates a number of pistachio farming operations in the Central Valley, 15 of which are named in the complaint. For 15 years, those farms have provided pistachios to the Wonderful Company. According to the complaint, the contract between the parties noted that the Assemi family would receive the same price-per-pound for its pistachios as other growers, although that payment could come in the form of crop installments or bonuses. The complaint alleges that in late 2018, CEO of Maricopa Orchards Kevin Assemi was sent an email from Andrew Azaldo of Wonderful, saying that the family would not be
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