Mastronardi Produce has added more acreage in one year than ever before in the company’s 70-year history. In 2022 alone, Mastronardi has grown its North American network by more than 350 acres — nearly half of which is lit growing capacity.

“These are meaningful investments that we are so excited to bring to local communities,” says Dean Taylor, vice-president of business development at Mastronardi Produce. “The scope of this growth is unprecedented. Mastronardi Produce is absolutely committed to local, and these expansions are a solid demonstration of that.”

With the addition of Kentucky, Rhode Island, and Utah to its impressive Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) portfolio, Mastronardi Produce is now in eight states in the U.S. Here is a closer look at just some of that growth:
 

-  Earlier this year, the largest-ever greenhouse lettuce build was completed in Berea, Kentucky, spearheading cultivation for Queen of Greens, the industry’s first scaled, washed, and ready-to-eat greenhouse lettuce.

-  In nearby Richmond, an immense 60-acre lit greenhouse has been built, catapulting production of SUNSET tomato varieties such as the brand’s flagship Campari tomato.

-  In June, The Utah Greenhouse Company joined the Mastronardi network and began growing SUNSET’s Bombs tomatoes in a high-tech 28-acre greenhouse set to double in capacity.

-  In response to the huge demand for CEA strawberries, Mastronardi recently added two new strawberry greenhouses to grow SUNSET’s award-winning WOW berries. More than 100 acres of lit strawberry farms are now in operation in both Canada and the U.S.

Source:  Mastronardi Produce October 13, 2022 news release