OXNARD, Ventura County, CA – San Miguel Produce, Inc.™ is proud to announce a Two phase, groundbreaking expansion of new and expanded growing/processing operations in both the East and West.
San Miguel’s national retail and foodservice growth of nutrient dense, specialty greens has made it necessary to expand its growing and processing operations two fold to provide a comprehensive and strategic, farm fresh, grower direct value-added greens program to meet the demand of its customer base.
The first of the company’s two part expansion is the addition of the new GA plant to open winter of 2014. This location will service its current customer base in the Midwest/Eastern regions of North America and open opportunities for new business in this region. This new growing/processing operation is a partnership between San Miguel Produce and long-time grower Herndon Farms in Lyons, GA. Construction of the new processing facility is expected to be completed by November 2014.
The second phase of the company’s expansion is the addition of 40K sq ft to its current plant in Oxnard, CA. This expansion will help service the company’s customer growth in the Western Region and expand its product line and volume. Expected completion time for phase two is 2016.
The combined two farms and facilities will enable San Miguel to triple its current growing and production capacity providing better service for its expanding national customer base of retail and foodservice partners.
Both facilities will be adding new advanced technologies and processes designed for the many innovative products the company continues to offer and grow. In addition, both farms and facilities expect to continue to add many new jobs in each region, enhancing the communities they serve.
These two new state of the art processing facilities will set a new industry standard by providing greater innovation platforms for growing and processing dark leafy greens, building on its nearly 40-year heritage for growing greens and 20 years of processing high quality fresh-cut specialty greens.
San Miguel’s brands include:
- Cut ‘N Clean Greens – an extensive line of nutrient dense, specialty greens, both conventional and organic. Cut ‘N Clean Greens is considered the cornerstone product of the company and was the first washed, chopped, ready-to-use bag greens on the market launched in 1995. And today, offering the most varieties of specialty greens year-round, throughout North America.
- Jade – authentic Asian greens line. The first washed, ready-to-use fresh Asian greens on the market starting 2008.
- San Miguel Produce – conventional and organic bunch greens. Considered a premium brand nationally for quality and consistency year-round since. San Miguel was established in 1976
As a focused niche company, vertically integrated to manage all aspects of growing, processing and marketing its products, San Miguel has earned the reputation for being the category leader for specialty greens. The company is driven by innovation, quality, data, nutrition and consumer trends all which have played a significant role in helping to take nutrient dense greens such as kale, chards, collard and Bok Choy mainstream and onto the plates of consumers everywhere.
San Miguel has been an integral part of the Ventura County community for 40 years and new investments like these signify the company’s continued growth and commitment to Ventura County, CA. The company also looks forward to building on that same commitment with its partner Herndon Farms in its new, 2nd home of Toombs County, Lyons, GA.
About San Miguel Produce, Inc.
Mission: From our farms to your family — San Miguel Produce is an innovative, sustainable family farm passionately focused on growing and processing quality, nutrient-dense greens. San Miguel Produce is a vertically integrated grower, fresh-cut processor and shipper specializing in dark leafy greens with brands: San Miguel Produce, Cut ‘N Clean Greens, and Jade Asian Greens. With our fresh-cut processing plant located near our fields, we harvest to order to ensure our valued customers get the very best farm-fresh greens…which is our definition of “Farm Fresh, Grower Direct.”
Vision: The Growing Standard of Greens — Our goal is to provide an easy solution for adding fresh and naturally nutritious greens for busy consumers to add to their diets more often by eliminating the long and arduous task of washing and cutting fresh greens. Since 1995, this vision has grown into a year-round focus of providing the nation with delicious and SUPER nutritious varieties of conventional and organic specialty greens. The greens category has been growing in popularity among consumers. People all over the U.S. and Canada are learning about the amazing nutrition and excellent taste of greens. Over the years, San Miguel Produce has grown to become the leader in specialty greens with the largest varieties of both conventional and organic in North America.
Timeline:
1976 San Miguel Produce started by growing commodity produce like celery, broccoli and lettuce.
1995 Cut ‘N Clean Greens was launched as the first washed and ready-to-use cooking greens.
1999 San Miguel Produce shifted their focus 100% to specialty greens.
2007 Cut ‘N Clean Greens launches their first full line of organic specialty greens.
2010 Jade Asian Greens is launched as the first ready-to-use line of Asian greens.
2012 SUPERGreens salads are launched as the first nutrient-dense ready-to-use salad greens.
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