Our Partners

Dayka & Hackett is a grower/importer/shipper of both conventional and organic fresh produce. Our produce is sourced globally to meet the demanding year-round requirements of our North American customer base. Dayka & Hackett and its members include farmers, packers, shippers, and marketers; we are truly a vertically integrated farming, shipping, and sales organization. We source product globally from such fertile growing areas as California, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Spain, Morocco, Ecuador, Guatemala, and New Zealand. Dayka & Hackett ships more than 15 million cartons of fresh fruit annually, including table grapes, citrus, avocados, mangos. kiwifruit, Asian pears, cherries, pomegranates, & stone fruit.

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!

International Fresh Produce Association PMA and United Fresh Have Created a New Association: International Fresh Produce Association. Our trade association represents companies from every segment of the global fresh produce and floral supply chain. We advocate, connect and guide to enhance members’ prosperity. 

Our mission is to ADVOCATE by leading and driving change for our members and the produce and floral industry on the national and global stage. We create beneficial changes through action; CONNECT; and GUIDE.

 Learn more at https://www.freshproduce.com/

GreenGate Fresh, LLLP is one of the leading fresh-cut produce processors and suppliers headquartered in Salinas, California, dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality, value-added produce to the foodservice industry. Built on more than a decade of industry experience, GreenGate Fresh was founded by seasoned agriculture professionals with a shared commitment to quality, service, and sustainability. The company focuses on providing products that customers can trust for freshness, food safety, and consistency, supported by personal attention to customer needs and exceptional service. 

At GreenGate Fresh, superior service and premium quality are paramount. The company partners closely with growers and foodservice operators to ensure each product meets rigorous quality and safety standards from field to fork. The diverse product portfolio includes a wide range of fresh vegetables, including leafy greens, tender leaf items, and value-added salad blends such as kale, spinach, and arugula. GreenGate Fresh’s offerings are tailored to meet the culinary and dietary needs of customers, while competitive pricing and reliable availability ensure excellent value for foodservice partners. 

Food safety and product quality are foundational to GreenGate Fresh’s operations. Comprehensive controls are implemented at every stage of production, ranging from raw product harvesting and processing to packaging and distribution. The company’s food safety programs are continually evaluated and improved, and have successfully passed third-party audits at both field and facility levels. Robust Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), adherence to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) protocols are integral to the company’s commitment to producing safe, wholesome products. The processing facility utilizes advanced wash systems, meticulous sanitation protocols, and ongoing monitoring to maintain product integrity and minimize microbial risk. 

GreenGate Fresh operates facilities in Salinas, California, and Yuma, Arizona, ensuring fresh product availability year-round. The company’s commitment extends beyond product excellence to include environmentally sustainable practices, ethical sourcing, and building strong, long-term relationships with customers. Through innovation, commitment to food safety, and dedicated customer service, GreenGate Fresh remains a trusted partner in the fresh produce industry, delivering fresh, nutritious produce that meets the highest standards of quality and safety.

For over 60 years, bioMérieux has pioneered in vitro diagnostics with an unrelenting commitment to improving public health worldwide. With expertise in microbiology and access to cutting-edge science, we help you achieve your food safety and quality goals so you can protect your brand and your bottom line.   

As your trusted partner in Augmented Diagnostics, we’re harnessing the power of complex data to provide tangible microbiology solutions for our customers. Our experts help you go beyond the test, creating comprehensive and customized plans for minimizing financial and safety risk at every level of your organization.  

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. 

Church Brothers Farms is a vertically-integrated family-owned and operated company that produces a full line of fresh vegetables year-round with an in-house farming/harvest program and state-of-the-art processing plant, True Leaf Farms. They are a grower-owned processor, farming the majority of their raw product themselves; adhering to industry-leading food safety and quality standards. The Church family has a legacy of service and innovation and delivers produce with passion. 

https://www.churchbrothers.com

From Our Farms to Your Table

Taylor Farms’ commitment to Food Safety isn't just a protocol—it's a promise we make every day. At Taylor Farms, we believe that providing fresh, high-quality produce starts long before the harvest. It begins with a tiny sprout nurtured in rich, healthy soil and continues through careful harvesting, meticulous processing, and swift delivery to your local grocery store. 

Taylor Farms is a force for good for people and our community. Our mission is to ensure that every leaf, every vegetable, and every product that reaches your table is not only fresh and delicious but also safe for you and your family.

We adhere to stringent industry standards and certifications to uphold our promise of safety and quality. We partner with reputable third-party agencies and government inspectors to validate our practices and exceed regulatory requirements.

Quality produce begins with the land it's grown on, which is why we collaborate with over 280 family-owned farms, many of which have been stewards of their land for generations. Our team maintains a close relationship with these farms, monitoring crops from before the seeds are planted all the way through to the harvest. Regular assessments help us stay informed about everything happening in and around the fields, ensuring that our produce meets the highest standards from the very start.

We are constantly seeking ways to improve and innovate our food safety practices. Our efforts are both boots-on-the-ground and data-driven, leading to numerous advancements in the industry, including: Advanced Verification; State-of-the-Art Equipment; Wash Systems and Continuous Monitoring.

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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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.

Nature Safe Fertilizers offers organic growers and turf producers a complete line of nitrogen-rich, high-analysis fertilizers, backed by the power of our parent company Darling Ingredients.

A global leader in rendering, Darling Ingredients’ vertical integration offers Nature Safe access to a full line of recycled animal products, allowing us to provide premium fertilizers, reduce landfill and minimizing emissions. With manufacturing plants across the United States, we provide consistent, high-quality formulations to all domestic growing regions.

 Benefits of Nature Safe fertilizers:

• Animal proteins offer some of the lowest C:N ratios. Our fertilizers become available to plants quicker than other organic fertilizers.
• Our focus on Pellet Durability Index (PDI) ensures high-quality pellets with minimal fines that resist breakdown, leading to improved transportation, storage, handling and application characteristics.
• Our products promote soil disease management.
• Our vertically integrated supply chain provides reliable, consistent formulations season after season.

Our products are created with safe practices at every step and approved by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) for unrestricted use in organic crop production. All fertilizers designed for organic farming are registered and certified by OMRI, CDFA/OIM, WSDA material review organizations (MRO).

Visit us at naturesafe.com.

In 1975, our family business began by providing portion-packed croutons to leading fresh-cut produce companies. Since then, we’ve expanded our capabilities to include multiple packaging formats and ingredient types. We’ve chartered three strategic locations to meet our customers’ needs from East to West. That means you can rest assured—no job is too big, and no distance is too great for us to exceed your expectations.

Guided by a revolutionary spirit, driven by a team of dedicated employees, we at Latitude 36 Foods serve our customers by delivering excellence, integrity, and delight in every package. Latitude 36 Foods— innovation with attitude.

Latitude 36 Foods seeks to exceed the expectations of every customer and make new friends through building superior relationships across the industry.

The Eurofins national network of ISO 17025-accredited laboratories is here to support your business with a full portfolio of microbiological and chemistry testing services for pre-harvest, agricultural water testing, product testing, and facility environmental monitoring.

Eurofins laboratories understand the dynamic nature of your fresh products and the challenges that accompany them. While microbial safety and spoilage are considerations in all segments of the food industry, the produce segment presents unique challenges due to the perishability of the product, complex supply chains, and a limited set of mitigations to control food safety threats.

With these challenges in mind, we place an emphasis on being there for you when and where you need testing services or support, providing a broad range of services throughout the entire production process. Our conveniently located, state-of-the-art laboratories give access to food safety experts where you are with industry-leading technologies to accomplish the testing that you need. 

Throughout the process, we strive to be your produce food safety partner by building a relationship through transparency of information and bilateral communication. It is important to us to not just say how we can help but to detail what we do to help, with the shared goal of ensuring the safety and availability of the nutritious produce that we all consume.

True® is the worldwide leader in the diverse and innovative production of organic fertilizers. We are a family-owned business that respectfully treats our growers’ land as if it were our own. We are passionately dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality, safest, and easiest-to-handle organic fertilizers developed exclusively to help you grow your business. Owner and CEO Jake Evans started the organic fertilizer business in the late 1990s. Learning from the ground up, he used the fundamentals of agronomy and soil fertility to develop True Organic Products’ (TOP) first pelleted and liquid fertilizers.

True’s commitment to Product Safety is evident in our full-time on-site food safety staff who oversee all of our processes and procedures. With stringent rules for separation, treatment, and testing, all of our outgoing products exceed industry requirements.

Our full-time research and development team is evaluating new inputs and constantly gathering new data through field, greenhouse, and laboratory trials to further our knowledge and allow True to create only the best organic fertilizers possible, for every crop.

True® takes pride in manufacturing organic fertilizers proven to build and strengthen our growers’ soil with every application. Our products are designed to function in diverse geographic and environmental conditions. Agronomic programs that use our products will improve the soil and provide the nutrients that will enhance the health of your crops and increase your overall yield.

At True Organic Products, we believe helping our growers build their business extends beyond what goes in the ground. We believe in contributing to the overall health and well-being of the communities we serve through the support of various non-profits and other philanthropic efforts.

Since its founding in 2003, the company has grown to the largest and most sought-after manufacturer of organic fertilizer on the West Coast. True founder, Jake Evans, remains hands-on with the company’s day-to-day interests, committed to the idea that a biologically balanced healthy soil makes for healthy plants, environment, and community.

“I’ve always felt success comes with being honest,” Jake says. “Fulfilling our commitments is a TOP priority.”

Amerisan is dedicated to serving the food industry with precision and excellence. Our team of food safety experts work closely with you as a partner to provide a consultative approach and tailored solutions to fit your food safety program. We help you maintain the highest standards of safety and cleanliness, preventing contamination, and product integrity.

We deliver exceptional customer service, quality products and guarantee timely deliveries to keep your operations efficient and compliant. 

Our mission is to help food manufacturers eliminate foodborne illnesses and product contamination. 

Our line of products include:

Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies:Everything you need to maintain a clean and hygienic environment.

Color-Coded & Detectable Tools:Quality tools to prevent cross-contamination and ensure product safety. We offer the largest range of color-coded tools in the marketplace.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):High-quality PPE to protect your workers and your product.

Material handling: Food-safe equipment for every stage of your food processing operation.

Value-Added Services:

Stock-X: We monitor our customers’ inventory and advise exactly what to order so they are always in stock and never overstocked. Keeping your operations running smoothly, saving time, space and money on expensive rush orders.

5S Shadow Boards: Custom solutions that provide standardization, efficiency, and improve productivity. Our Shadow Board systems help you achieve and sustain 6S lean manufacturing goals and organization while also improving safety, hygiene, and communication. Shadow boards help keep your operations audit ready.

HACCPTrax: Real-time inventory tracking and reporting for distributed assets like tools and safety gear, reducing waste and lost item costs. 

• Eliminate cumbersome paperwork

• Promote accountability and a thriving food safety culture

On-site Analysis: We assist in the implementation of visual aid programs by providing on-site analysis, training and signage to assist in teaching and reinforcing best practices, increasing the speed of employee onboarding and increasing employee retention.

Dedicated Client Care Reps: We are fanatical about customer service. We believe that every detail is important. Every client has a dedicated rep to help you select the best products and solutions to meet your specific needs. With live specialists and nationwide coverage, you can call, email, chat and we’re here to help.

AgroThrive is built on the belief that all organic wastes can be converted to safe and nutritious organic fertilizers.

Dragan Macura (M. Sc.) founder and CEO, has taken his passion for food safety, organic integrity, and environmental stewardship to a professional level establishing AgroThrive Inc. in Salinas Valley, CA in 2006. Progressive Digestion Process (PDP), the main technology behind AgroThrive, is the scientific bridge between industrial food waste and liquid organic fertilizer in 21 days. PDP harnesses the digesting power of microbes in spoiled organic wastes, creates biological heat that eliminates all pathogens, and reduces reliance on chemicals in soil. Our organic ingredients include concentrated plant proteins, fish and seafood waste, and other nutrients. PDP has the unique ability to convert the most difficult to handle organic materials into beneficial organic fertilizers. Thus, PDP is an innovative technology closing the loop between food waste and food production. AgroThrive is used on both certified organic and conventional acreage. AgroThrive is proud to play a significant part in environmental stewardship. The quality of the food we eat is very important, and so is the impact we leave on the environment. That’s why our goal is to build a better world for us today and for our children and grandchildren tomorrow by reducing reliance on heavy chemical and pesticide use in agriculture. Our facility in Salinas Valley, CA is also completely solar-powered.