Driscoll’s Adds Industry Veteran to its Product Leadership Ranks

May 17, 2023 Driscoll’s

Driscoll’s has hired Aaron Brookes as Senior Director of Product Leadership – New Products. This role works closely with Driscoll’s Product Marketing and Product Business Management, whose roles are to successfully develop strategies that meet consumer’s needs and to manage new product segments in the go-to market phase, respectively.

California Produce Companies Come Together to Support Communities Impacted by Severe Flooding

Leading agriculture brands Taylor Farms and Driscoll’s, headquartered in California’s Salinas Valley and Pajaro, are calling for support of these local communities that are home to those who work tirelessly to grow fresh, healthy produce for families across the United States. Recent floods and severe weather in these major growing regions have devastated the area, where many of Taylor Farms and Driscoll’s employees, independent growers, farmworkers and neighbors have lived for decades. Both Taylor Farms and Driscoll’s are calling to further ignite the spirit of giving from individuals and broader corporations. 

Driscoll’s of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Announces New Leadership

February 9, 2023 Driscoll’s

Wyard Stomp has been promoted to Managing Director, Driscoll’s of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The role reports to Driscoll’s Chairman and CEO, J. Miles Reiter. With Driscoll’s mission to continually delight berry consumers through alignment of customers and berry growers, this organizational change fuels the growth trajectory and innovation of an important geographical region in the berry category.

Driscoll’s Completes Acquisition of UK’s Largest Supplier of Berries

November 3, 2022 Driscoll’s

Maidstone, Kent, Driscoll’s has completed the acquisition of Berry Gardens Limited (BGL), the sales, packaging, and distribution entity of Berry Gardens Growers Limited (BGG).

Plenty Building World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm Campus

September 15, 2022 Perishable News

Plenty Unlimited Inc. today announced it has secured up to 120 acres of land near Richmond, Virginia, to build the largest, most advanced indoor vertical farm campus in the world. The centrally located Plenty Richmond Farm Campus marks Plenty’s expansion beyond the U.S. West Coast and will bring fresh, healthy produce to the East Coast year-round. Plenty plans to deploy several large-scale vertical farms on the campus in the coming years, with a potential annual production capacity exceeding 20 million pounds across multiple crops including strawberries, leafy greens and tomatoes.