Our Partners

In 1995, Bruce Taylor and several partners founded Taylor Fresh Foods. A new company with a new vision was born – to be North America’s favorite maker of salads and healthy fresh foods. We’ve come a long way since our humble roots, and we continue to grow our business with care and purpose like we do our products. It is thanks to our team’s dedication that we are able to make wholesome fresh foods that nourish families across the country. A family-owned and founder-led company to this day, we are proud that we are able to build for long-term success with our customer and supplier partners while being responsible stewards of the resources that we use. Our products are made with earth’s honest ingredients, and none of the nonsense. We are committed to being a force for good in the world and we cherish the opportunity to deliver healthy and delicious fresh foods to our consumers while protecting the land that feeds us.

At BioSafe Systems, we pride ourselves on being innovators of sustainable environmental practices and products. Since 1998, we have led the industry in developing effective, regenerative, and biodegradable solutions to protect crops, water, and people across North America. Every day, our employees engage with regulatory agencies, researchers, and customers to ensure we remain at the forefront of service and innovation while continuing in our mission to provide simple, sustainable, and effective solutions. 

BioSafe Systems is a true ‘Field to Fork’ partner in all stages of food production, with innovative and proven effective pest control solutions, products, and services. Training, technical services, equipment, and on-site support are essential components of our food safety and facility sanitation programs. We offer many support programs and resources for food safety, quality, and production roles, while helping navigate the ever-changing landscape of regulations, restrictions, and inspections.

We take pride in our outstanding customer service. In addition to numerous technical service managers throughout the country, BioSafe Systems has a complete Service and Equipment Department that can help with the challenges each unique operation may have.

Factor IV Solutions, LLC. was founded in 2013 and is based out of Atascadero, CA. The company name refers to the four factors of sanitation Time, Temperature,  Action, and Chemistry. While Factor IV Solutions is a leader in sanitation support services, we pride ourselves in supporting solutions for the entire food safety program. Our growing internal team and strategic partnerships have us solving in-field and processing challenges daily across North America. 

Factor IV now has a dedicated team for second-party support of GAP’s, Harvester Sanitation, and Cut to Scale tracking with-in field employee support to help turn the data collected into knowledge and actions. 

At Markon, we are all about bringing the best produce to restaurant operators across the U.S. and Canada. For the past 35 years, our team of produce experts, together with our industry-leading distribution partners and passionate suppliers, have set the standard by which other brands are measured. First in food safety, first in innovation, and first in sustainable supply chain and packaging solutions, Markon continues to help operators gain efficiencies, save costs, and attract customers. From the field to the plate, we are redefining fresh together!

Cathy Carlson is a private consultant for Ag food safety programs of all sizes. She brings a diverse background of program management, regulatory experience and sustainable farming.  She has spent the past few years working as a Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager for the fresh cut produce industry in the Central Coast area.  Prior to that she worked for state and federal agencies as a policy regulator and agriculture research aide.  Her experience with preparing farm and facility food safety programs with audit agencies such as CDFA, USDA, LGMA, GlobalG.A.P., Primus GF, PCHF and SQF have helped her to assist and advise farmers and facilities with the requirements of buyers and the food safety modernization act. She is also a graduate and adjunct instructor of the Hartnell Food Safety program.  Thank you, Cathy

CarlsonFSconsulting@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/cathycarlson
Ph  (831) 818-4109

Blue Tech Water is a dynamic water treatment and process improvement company based in San Francisco, CA. BTW delivers significant environmental and economic performance benefits to a variety of industrial and institutional customers. Our programs and services are used in water treatment applications to prevent damage due to corrosion, scale deposition, and microbial growth. BTW focuses on production processes to enhance process efficiency, extend equipment life, improve our customers' end products, and enhance air quality. We help our customers reduce energy, water, and resource consumption while boosting their bottom line. 

Comgro Soil Amendments is a family-operated company and we pride ourselves most on the quality and safety of our finished product. We know that through our more advanced composting process we can ensure that our product is ready to go into the fields. Here at Comgro, we provide a variety of composts, gypsum, lime, potting soil mixes, and topsoil mixes that will suit your needs. We also offer our custom spreading services to ensure that your soil is set up to your growing standards. Lastly, we offer a bulk manure removal service.

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Commercial Food Sanitation (CFS) provides strategic consulting and training to address food safety, hygienic design, and sanitation challenges for food processing plants around the world. 

At CFS, we believe in a proactive approach to food safety. That’s why CFS works with its customers to identify and implement the preventive programs necessary to put their facility on the path to producing safe food consistently and efficiently. We’re building a passion for food safety around the world. To help grow and spread knowledge throughout the food industry, CFS offers certification pathways, training sessions at our facilities, workshops at customer locations, and digital learning. CFS specializes in Sanitation, Hygienic Design, Pathogen Control, Allergen Management, Pest Control, Good Manufacturing Practices, and Cleaning Effectiveness and Efficiency.

Welcome to Bengard Ranch where our goal is to be a consistent producer of high-quality vegetables with unsurpassed service from the moment you call our sales team. Our vision is to develop long-term relationships with our customers to provide valuable solutions in today’s ever changing business

environment.

Our family has been in the Salinas Valley working and living on the fertile land since the late 1850s. This rich history has led to the evolution of Bengard Ranch being one of the largest grower-shippers of vegetables in the United States. We pride ourselves on being a consistent and reliable year-round supplier in California,  Arizona, and Florida.

The key to achieving this is our successful integration of family values and traditions into a company that our employees take pride in and that our customers are confident doing business with. The success of Bengard Ranch wouldn’t be possible without the extraordinary efforts of our employees. We would like to thank every person who has worked with Bengard for their dedication, loyalty, and strong work ethic. It is because of our team that Bengard Ranch is an industry leader. We encourage you to give us a call or stop by to learn more about our company and products.

Bengard Ranch

375 W Market St., Salinas, CA 93901 

Tel: (831) 422-0997

Headquartered in Castroville, California, Ocean Mist Farms is the largest grower of fresh artichokes in the United States.  Farming artichokes year-round in three ideal California growing regions: Castroville, Oxnard and Coachella – plus Baja, California - each area is known for fertile ground and productive microclimates. Castroville is, in fact, known as "The Artichoke Capital of the World" and Artichokes were named the official state vegetable of California in 2013!

In addition to artichokes, Ocean Mist Farms grows a full line of premium, fresh vegetables year-round in multiple growing regions throughout California (Castroville, Huron, Oxnard, Coachella and Imperial Valley), Arizona (Yuma) and Mexico.

Our fresh produce is grown using both organic and conventional methods and can be found in fine grocery stores across North America.

Food safety continues to be the highest priority for Ocean Mist Farms. The health and safety of our customers always comes first. Our approach to food safety is holistic, taking full advantage of the vertical integration within our company to implement best practices at every stage of the production cycle, from planting all the way through harvesting, processing, cooling and distribution.

Through our rigorous food-safety principles and procedures, Ocean Mist Farms is able to provide our customers and consumers with not only the best quality products, but also products that are wholesome, nutritious, and safe.

We are committed to continuous improvement and will maintain our leadership role in research toward advancement in food safety and quality.

From the day the company was founded in 1923 by two immigrant brothers Stefano and Andrea D’Arrigo, from Messina, Sicily, innovation has been its hallmark. Andy Boy broccoli, broccoli rabe, fennel, and romaine hearts are the company’s mainstays, but D’Arrigo California is also able to provide cross-dock, consolidation, custom growing, and commercial cooling services with the goal of improving efficiencies for our valued customers.  

With third-generation D’Arrigo family members at the helm of our West Coast operations, you can be sure that the traditions of being good stewards of the land continue to be carried out by our dedicated family of almost 2,000+ employees. Our goal is to continue our legacy as a sustainable grower, packer, shipper who nourishes consumers daily around the world with quality Andy Boy produce to encourage a healthy lifestyle. 

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien™, the largest crop inputs company in the world. As part of our collective mission of Feeding the Future, Nutrien Ag Solutions provides full-acre solutions through our trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc. as well as financial, custom application, and precision ag services.

Headquartered in Salinas, California, Pacific has been providing the nation with conventional and organic produce since 1989. Since the beginning, we have been grower-centric, developing trusted relationships with our farming partners, some of whom have been with us since the start. Our strategic growing regions are chosen for their temperate weather and rich soil to ensure a year-round supply of premium crops, from broccoli and cauliflower to lettuce and other fresh row crops. Our fresh vegetables stem from the rich soils of central and southern California to the warm fields of Yuma and Maricopa County in Arizona, and even to the rich lands of Mexico.  We work closely with our growing partners, to ensure a year-round supply of premium vegetables.  Harvest operations ensure the produce is picked at the peak of perfection.  Local cooling facilities lock in that just-harvested quality and prepare it for distribution. Our sales team, with offices in Salinas and Santa Maria, California, as well as Scottsdale, Arizona, ensures that every head of lettuce, every bunch of broccoli, and every stalk of celery is delivered to our customers with the same attention to quality that defines our company.  We adapt, innovate, and consistently exceed expectations, putting the best of what nature has to offer - straight from the fields.Pacific was established in the late 1980s by Dave Johnson and Tom Russell. They shared a passion and vision for providing the nation with high-quality, fresh produce. Soon our roots were firmly planted in Salinas, California, and our family of growers developed. We describe ourselves as grower-centric due to our long-standing, established relationships with our growing partners - some we have been with since our inception. Our programs span throughout central and southern California, extend into Yuma and Maricopa County, in Arizona, and reach down to Mexico. We choose our growing regions for their fertile soil and temperate weather. This regional diversity enables us to offer a continuous supply of fresh, premium broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, and other fresh row crops throughout the year. 

We are a Water Treatment Company that has been in the industry for over 30 years. We started in the valley and have expanded to Arizona and Oregon. We strive on doing what is right for the grower and not just throwing product at them. We always start with a free water sample to see the battle at hand and then treat accordingly. So if you want it done right from the beginning, let us know and we can get the ball rolling.

California LGMA brings farmers together to make lettuce and leafy greens safer. The LGMA verifies food safety practices, enforces through government audits, and requires a commitment to continuous improvement. Working collaboratively with university and industry scientists, food safety experts, government officials, farmers, shippers and processors, the LGMA created a unique and rigorous science-based food safety system that protects public health by reducing potential sources of contamination and establishes a culture of food safety on the farm.  

LGMA members are companies that ship and sell California-grown lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens products. The California LGMA has a sister program in Arizona that is almost identical. Working with hundreds of farmers throughout California and Arizona, LGMA members produce approximately 90% of the leafy greens grown in the U.S. – that adds up to over 50 billion servings of leafy greens each year! www.lgma.ca.gov 

KipTraq is an amazingly flexible data collecting and reporting platform that allows users to easily design their own mobile forms, collect data, and then use the web-based reporting tool to see data, graphs, auto-email reports, and build dashboards for staff and customers.

About Sanitation Specialists

Founded in 1997 in Watsonville with just 3 employees, Sanitation Specialists has grown into a national leader in the sanitation field. The company’s core focus is on the fresh and fresh-cut produce markets, though it has since expanded into other ready-to-eat (RTE) processors. 

With a dedicated team of over 700 employees, Sanitation Specialists is committed to revolutionizing the sanitation industry through advanced technology and a steadfast commitment to employee and food safety.

Sanitation Specialists offers transparent onsite management, complete sanitation solutions, and specialized solutions for your individual needs.

Our team conducts all onboarding, weekly, and monthly training for food safety, employee safety, and SSOP training. We supply the proper tools, products, and equipment needed to effectively clean and sanitize your food processing facilities.

We maintain constant communication via daily sanitation recaps, weekly meetings to address issues and their solutions, and quarterly meetings to discuss our service, recommendations, and improvements to your food safety program. We provide audit support by accurately documenting all sanitation activities, maintaining organized records, and providing all documentation needed for food safety audit compliance.

Hygiena offers rapid microbial detection, monitoring and identification solutions for various industries, such as food and beverage, healthcare, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, and personal care.  Our industry-leading rapid-testing solutions use advanced technologies and patented designs to test for ATP monitoring, foodborne pathogens, spoilage organisms, allergens, mycotoxins, etc.  Our software solutions help to identify issues early before they can become a problem.

www.hygiena.com.