Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Production Industry Competitors

Maui Land & Pineapple grows and processes pineapples on the Hawaiian island of Maui and invites you to live and play there as well. The company markets fresh and canned Hawaiian-grown pineapples (it's the last-remaining pineapple canning operation in Hawaii)....

As one of the world's top banana producers, Chiquita Brands International deals in big bunches. The company grows, procures, markets, and distributes bananas and other fresh fruits and vegetables under the premium Chiquita and other brands. Its products are sold in some 70 countries worldwide....

Well, of course grape growers want to hang out in a bunch! The more than 1,400 grower/owners who belong to the National Grape Cooperative Association harvest purple, red, and white grapes from almost 50,000 acres of vineyards in order to supply its wholly owned subsidiary Welch Foods....

Would you like some vegetables with your root beer? If so (or, more likely, if not), A-W Produce is your source for crunchy cruciferae, mouth-watering meli, and more. A-W is a fresh vegetable grower and shipper located in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas....

DUDA has been around the block -- er, the vegetable chopping block. In business for some 80 years, A. Duda & Sons (DUDA) grows and markets fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as value-added produce products. The company sells its produce to retail and foodservice customers through it shipping and import/export operations....

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Altar Produce markets the asparagus and other produce of its Mexican growers. Although the company specializes in asparagus, it also markets chili peppers, cilantro, green onions, radishes, spinach, and table grapes. Altar has growers in Mexicali, Baja California; Caborca, Sonora; and Cuidad Constitucion, Baja California Sur....

Auvil Fruit Company's products are "auvilly" tasty. The company grows apples in the cool, misty Northwest, whose climate would do Johnny Appleseed proud. Auvil markets its crops under the brand names Elite, Gee Whiz, and Topaz. Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, and Pink Lady apples are grown on one of three Auvil ranches (1,385 acres total) and sold at grocery stores throughout the US and Canada....

Baloian Packing Co. wants consumers to squeeze its melons. The company grows, packs, and ships California fruits and vegetables to customers nationwide and specializes in fresh melons. Other items sold by Baloian Packing include red, green, yellow sweet bell and jalapeno peppers, summer and winter squash, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, and onions....

Basciani Foods grows a bountiful array of fresh domestic and exotic mushrooms. The company ships more than 1 million pounds of its fab fungi a week. Its products, which include white, portabella, and maitake mushrooms, are delivered to retail grocery outlets and foodservice operations in the Midwestern US....

BBI Produce knows "berry, berry" well who's the boss. The Dover, Florida company grows, packages, ships, and sells strawberries under the Berry Boss label. It operates its own farmland, as well as purchasing fruit from several independent Florida berry farmers....

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Brandt Farms prides itself not only on its peaches but on all its produce. Located in the San Joaquin Valley of California, the company grows, packs, and markets stone fruits such as apricots, nectarines, and the aforementioned peaches, along with plums and pluots, all under the Treeripe brand name....

Brooks Tropicals offers exotic tastes with every bite. The company is a producer, importer, and supplier of tropical fruits and vegetables. Brooks product line consists of more than 30 fruits and vegetables -- some familiar, some virtually unknown to American palates....

C&D Fruit & Vegetable really digs crops and distribution -- The Florida company harvests its crops and distributes them to customers. C&D is a grower and shipper of fresh vegetables, including green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, corn, leafy greens, and squash, as well as citrus fruit and strawberries....

No, it's not the redwoods that California Giant produces. It's strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. The company grows and packages these fresh bush berries. It processes 13 million crates of strawberries annually from its 2,300 acres of farmland along the coast of California....

California Vegetables Specialties (CVS) grows, packs, and markets white and red endive. The company is the only US producer of endive, a leafy vegetable grown from chicory roots and used in salads. It sells approximately 4 million pounds of endive per year....

Chaoda Modern Agriculture produces and distributes vegetables in China. The company operates some 30 production bases and a total production area of more than 24,000 hectares in 15 provinces of China. The company produces more than 1.5 million tons of standard and organic vegetables and fruits a year....

Meat and potato lovers avoid D'Arrigo Bros. The family-owned business does business as Andy Boy and is best known for its green vegetables, such as broccoli, fennel, hearts of romaine, and broccoli rabe. The fresh produce grower and distributor also supplies cauliflower and cactus pear....

Who knew that nature could produce sweet tomatoes in a desert climate? Desert Glory did. The company produces bagged on-the-vine fresh tomatoes and cherry tomatoes under the name NatureSweet. Its organic products are grown year-round in a controlled growing environment in Mexico....