About Us
Family Tradition
Family owned and operated, farming the rich soil of the Central Valley is a Martino family tradition Bella Viva carries out with pride. We produce and sell exceptional dried fruit, nuts and chocolates to loyal customers across the country. Named for our daughters, Vivian and Belle, Bella Viva means beautiful long life in Italian. The name captures the essence of Bella Viva Orchards and all we at Bella Viva aim to provide for our customers. Quality is of utmost importance to us here at Bella Viva. Growing the fruit that we dry and market enables us to have complete control over the fruit quality from the initial growing phase on through the final packaging and delivery.
Farming the Central Valley
Nestled in California's Central Valley there is a bed of rich soil where the Martino Family farms and harvests Bella Viva's delectable fruits and nuts. We produce and sell fresh fruits, dried fruits, nuts, and chocolates online to customers nationwide, at Northern California 's farmer's markets and in select restaurants. Our delicious dried fruits include cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, apples, grapes, figs, and more! As a dried fruit company, using quality fruit is of utmost importance. With the close supervision and care of our fruit harvest, we can be certain we are selling our customers the best dried fruit under the sun.
Certified Organic
Since 2006 Bella Viva has been a Certified Organic Fruit Grower, and as of 2008, we have become a Certified Organic Fruit Dry Yard as well. We are proud to offer authentic organic dried fruit to our customers. As of this date, our organic dried fruits and nuts include cherries, apricots, almonds, peaches, persimmons, strawberries, and oranges. Be sure to keep looking because we are adding more and more to our online organic dried fruit selection every season! Easy online ordering and shipping allow you to get a taste of California's delectable dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate quickly and conveniently. What is better than having sweet and healthy treats delivered right to your door?
To our long-time customers, we say welcome back. To our new ones, we say welcome home to Bella Viva.
Our Mission
Enhance the human experience through creating choices in the marketplace that are honestly nutritious, flavorful, visually pleasing, and socially and environmentally just.
Our mission is our passion. While working to provide quality fruit products for our customers, we lighten the waste load on our environment and help feed the hungry worldwide.
With California’s Central Valley being the world’s most prolific agricultural region, it is important we work hard to reduce food waste. Much of the fruits we dry are rescue produce–our rescued fruits would have been deemed too ripe or not aesthetically pleasing for the grocery store. While we can’t save all the fruit, our proprietary process enables us to rescue as much perfectly sweet, flavorful, and nutritious fruit as we can to make our wonderful dried fruits.
Our passion extends beyond our local environment, impacting lives globally. We donate food to over 100 organizations, including Gleanings for the Hungry, providing global disaster relief and feeding undernourished communities.