CALAVO GROWERS INC

tors of proxies for use at the annual meeting.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING

Proxy Materials

Why am I receiving these materials?

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Calavo Growers, Inc. (“Calavo,” the “Company,” “we,” our” or “us”), a California corporation, is providing these proxy materials for you in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders, which will take place on April 22, 2015. As a shareholder, you are invited to attend the annual meeting and are entitled to, and requested to, vote on the items of business described in this proxy statement. This proxy statement includes information that we are required to provide to you under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that is designed to assist you in voting your shares.

What is included in the proxy materials?

The proxy materials include:

• Our proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders;

• Our 2014 Annual Report, which includes key information from our 2014 Form 10-K; and

• A proxy card or a voting instruction card for the annual meeting.

What information is contained in this proxy statement?

The information included in this proxy statement relates to the proposals to be voted on at the annual meeting, the voting process, our Board and Board committees, the compensation of our directors and current executive officers for fiscal 2014, and other required information.

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How may I obtain a copy of Calavo’s 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders, Form 10-K and/or other financial information?

A copy of our 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes key information from our 2014 Form 10-K, is enclosed. Shareholders may request another free hard copy of our 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders and/or a free copy of our entire Form 10-K, from:

Corporate Controller

Calavo Growers, Inc.

1141A Cummings Road

Santa Paula, California 93060

(805) 525-1245

Calavo also will furnish any exhibit to our 2014 Form 10-K, if specifically requested, for a fee of $0.20 per page to cover our expenses.

Important Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on April 22, 2015

This proxy statement, the accompanying proxy, our 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders and our 2014 Form 10-K are also available on our website at http://www.calavo.com.

How may I request multiple sets of proxy materials if two or more shareholders reside in my household?

To minimize our expenses, one proxy statement and one annual report to shareholders may be delivered to two or more shareholders who share an address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. We will deliver promptly upon written or oral request a separate copy of the proxy statement and annual report to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the proxy statement and annual report was delivered. Requests for additional copies of the proxy statement and annual report, and requests that in the future separate documents be sent to shareholders who share an address, should be directed by writing to Calavo Growers, Inc., 1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, California 93060, Attention James Snyder, or by calling Mr. Snyder at (805) 525-1245.

How may I request a single set of proxy materials for my household?

If you share an address with another shareholder and have received multiple copies of our proxy materials, you may write or call us at the address set forth in the preceding paragraph to request delivery of a single copy of these materials.

What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

You may receive more than one set of voting materials, including multiple copies of this proxy statement and multiple proxy cards or voting instruction cards. For example, if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, you may receive a separate voting instruction card for each brokerage account in which you hold shares. If you are a shareholder of record and your shares are registered in more than one name, you will receive more than one proxy card. Please complete, sign, date, and return each Calavo proxy card and voting instruction card that you receive.

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Voting Information

What items of business will be voted on at the annual meeting?

The items of business scheduled to be voted on at the annual meeting are:

• The election of directors

• The ratification of Calavo’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year

• Advisory vote on executive compensation

We also will consider any other business that properly comes before the annual meeting. See question below.

What happens if additional matters are presented at the annual meeting?

Other than the three items of business described in this proxy statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the annual meeting. If you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy holders, Lecil E. Cole and J. Link Leavens, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the meeting. If for any reason any of our nominees are not available as candidates for directors, the persons named as proxy holders will vote your proxy for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the Board.

How does the Board recommend that I vote?

Our Board recommends that you vote your shares

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