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Redondo Beach, CA (December 10, 2012) – Gourmet Trading, a leading importer and distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, has signed a long-term lease for a 54,212 square foot industrial facility in Redondo Beach, CA for relocation and expansion of its area headquarters, announces The Klabin Company/CORFAC International.

Gourmet Trading schedules a first quarter, 2013 occupancy of its new headquarters located at 2580 Santa Fe Ave., Redondo Beach, where approximately 60 people will be employed.  Gourmet Trading relocates from the LAX area.

Luke Staubitz, SIOR, and Harvey Beesen, SIOR, principals in the Los Angeles office of Klabin/CORFAC, represented Gourmet Trading in the transaction.  The 10-year lease is valued in excess of $5 million.  Jim Sullivan and Brad Vickrey of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented CRC Investments, the property owner.

Founded in 1982, Gourmet Trading partners with “the finest growers in South and Central America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.,” according to its web site.

The new area facility for Gourmet Trading is a concrete tilt-up structure featuring 11,600 square feet of office space, nine dock high loading positions, 23-foot minimum clear height, and on site parking for 50 cars.

About The Klabin Company/CORFAC International
Now in its sixth decade, The Klabin Company/CORFAC International is ranked among the top 20 commercial real estate companies based in Los Angeles.  The firm has offices in Los Angeles and Torrance, and is affiliated with CORFAC International.  For more information go to www.klabin.com.

About CORFAC International
CORFAC International (Corporate Facility Advisors) is distinguished by the way it manages multi-market commercial real estate assignments on behalf of corporate entities and privately-owned companies.  Founded in 1989, U.S.-based CORFAC is comprised of privately-held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail real estate leasing and investment sales, multifamily property acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services in North America, with coverage in South America provided by Panama-based Latin American Corporate Property Services.  A Principal Member of FIABCI – the International Real Estate Federation with global affiliates in Europe and Asia, CORFAC International offers commercial real estate services with market reach in 65 countries worldwide.  In recent years, CORFAC firms have averages 10,000 completed transactions annually encompassing nearly 100 million square feet and valued at more than $6 billion.  For more information on CORFAC, contact (703) 532-6160 or visit www.corfac.com.